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Metapodia
pl.
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of Metapodium
Stickleback
v. t.
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Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus Gasterosteus and allied genera. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests. Called also sticklebag, sharpling, and prickleback.
Serpent
n.
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A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone, formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.
Stiffen
v. t.
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To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.
Refectory
n.
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A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or convents.
Antediluvial
a.
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Before the flood, or Deluge, in Noah's time.
Erective
a.
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Making erect or upright; raising; tending to erect.
Pot-bellied
a.
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Having a protuberant belly, like the bottom of a pot.
Stickled
imp. & p. p.
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of Stickle
Niceness
n.
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Quality or state of being nice.
Welling
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Well
Abater
n.
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One who, or that which, abates.
Perihelia
pl.
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of Perihelium
Rod
n.
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An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement.
Chink
v. i.
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To crack; to open.
Resurgent
n.
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One who rises again, as from the dead.
Asthmatical
a.
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Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient.
Conductivity
n.
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The quality or power of conducting, or of receiving and transmitting, as heat, electricity, etc.; as, the conductivity of a nerve.
Reapportion
v. t.
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To apportion again.
Prefaced
imp. & p. p.
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of Preface
Onerate
v. t.
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To load; to burden.
Beehive
n.
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A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.
Abode
imp. & p. p.
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of Abide
Let-off
n.
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A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom.
Quartering
n.
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The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
Sulphurous
a.
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Of or pertaining to sulphur.
Gateman
n.
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A gate keeper; a gate tender.
Stomachless
a.
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Being without a stomach.
Garbage
n.
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Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless, disgusting, or loathsome.
Jointure
n.
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An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after husband's decease, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower.