5. (Engin.) Imparting power; having motion; as, the live spindle of a
lathe.
Live birth, the condition of being born in such a state that acts of
life are manifested after the extrusion of the whole body. Dunglison.
-- Live box, a cell for holding living objects under microscopical
examination. P. H. Gosse. -- Live feathers, feathers which have been
plucked from the living bird, and are therefore stronger and more
elastic. -- Live gang. (Sawing) See under Gang. -- Live grass (Bot.), a
grass of the genus Eragrostis. -- Live load (Engin.), a suddenly
applied load; a varying load; a moving load; as a moving train of cars
on a bridge, or wind pressure on a roof. Live oak (Bot.), a species of
oak (Quercus virens), growing in the Southern States, of great
durability, and highly esteemed for ship timber. In California the Q.
chrysolepis and some other species are also called live oaks. -- Live
ring (Engin.), a circular train of rollers upon which a swing bridge,
or turntable, rests, and which travels around a circular track when the
bridge or table turns. -- Live steam , steam direct from the boiler,
used for any purpose, in distinction from exhaust steam. -- Live stock,
horses, cattle, and other domestic animals kept on a farm.
Live (?), n. Life. [Obs.] Chaucer.
On live, in life; alive. [Obs.] See Alive. Chaucer.
Lived (?), a. Having life; -- used only in composition; as, long-lived;
short- lived.
Live"-for*ev`er (?), n. (Bot.) A plant (Sedum Telephium) with fleshy
leaves, which has extreme powers of resisting drought; garden ox-pine.