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The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section X, Y, and Z

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Author: Project Gutenberg; Webster, Noah, 1758-1843

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X.
Xan"thic (?), a. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow: cf. F. xanthique.]
Xan"thin (?), n. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow.]
Xe*nod"o*chy (?), n. [Gr. &?;.] Reception of strangers; hospitality. [R.]
1. (Zoöl.) A genus of fishes comprising the common swordfish.
2. (Anat.) (a) The constellation Dorado. (b) A comet shaped like a sword
X ray. See under Ray.
Xy*log"ra*phy (?), n. [Xylo- + -graphy: cf. F. xylographie.]
1. The art of engraving on wood.
2. The art of making prints from the natural grain of wood. Knight.
Xy"lo*phone (?), n. [Xylo- + Gr. fwnh` sound.]
Y.
Yank, n. An abbreviation of Yankee. [Slang]
2. Humorously, a Yankee.
1. A rod; a stick; a staff. [Obs.] P. Plowman.
2. A branch; a twig. [Obs.]
3. A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc. [Obs.]
5. The penis.
Yark (?), v. t. & i. To yerk. [Prov. Eng.]
2. (Rope Making) One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.
Yaud (?), n. See Yawd. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Yaup, n. [Written also yawp.]
2. (Zoöl.) The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
2. To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything.
3. To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment. Shak.
2. The act of opening wide, or of gaping. Addison.
3. A chasm, mouth, or passageway. [R.]
Y"ë ("e), n.; pl. Yën ("en). An eye. [Obs.]
1 Cor. vi. 11.
I come, kind gentlemen, strange news to tell ye.
I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
3. pl. Age, or old age; as, a man in years. Shak.
Year"ly (?), a. [AS. geárlic.]
2. Lasting a year; as, a yearly plant.
Yearn, v. i. & t. [See Yearnings.] To curdle, as milk. [Scot.]
2. Spume, or foam, of water.
Spenser
2. A yellow pigment.
2. Jealousy. [Obs.]
I will possess him with yellowness.
1. To boast. [Obs.]
I keep [care] not of armes for to yelpe.
Yend (?), v. t. To throw; to cast. [Prov. Eng.]
2. A servant; a retainer. [Obs.]
3. A yeoman of the guard; also, a member of the yeomanry cavalry. [Eng.]
2. The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders.
3. The yeomanry cavalry. [Eng.]
Yerk (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yerked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Yerking.] [See Yerk.]
2. To strike or lash with a whip. [Obs. or Scot.]
2. To move a quick, jerking motion.
Yern (?), v. i. See 3d Yearn. [Obs.]
1. The day last past; the day next before the present.
2. Fig.: A recent time; time not long past.
Yes`treen" (?), n. Yester-evening; yesternight; last night. [R. or Scot.]
2. At the same time; by continuance from a former state; still.
5. Even; -- used emphatically.
3. A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
Y*fere" (?), adv. Together. See Ifere. [Obs.]
4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
I yield it just, said Adam, and submit.
5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.
6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To comply with; to assent; as, I yielded to his request.
2. The act of yielding; concession. [R.] South.
Yield"less, a. Without yielding; unyielding. [Obs.]
Yis (?), adv. Yes. [Obs.]
Yoit (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European yellow-hammer. [Prov. Eng.]
3. Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.
4. A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.
5. Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them.
6. The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen. [Obs.] Gardner.
Yoke (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yoked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Yoking.]
3. To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
Yoke"age (?), n. See Rokeage. [Local, U. S.]
1. The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus.
2. (Zoöl.) An oily secretion which naturally covers the wool of sheep.
Yon, adv. Yonder. [Obs. or Poetic]
Yot (?), v. t. To unite closely. [Prov. Eng.]
3. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.
2. Ignorantly; weakly. [R.]
Youngth (?), n. Youth. [Obs.]
3. A young person; especially, a young man.
4. Young persons, collectively.
3. Fresh; vigorous, as in youth.
Yow"ley (?), n. [Cf. Yellow.] (Zoöl.) The European yellow-hammer. [Prov. Eng.]
Yuke (?), v. i. & t. Same as Yuck. [Prov. Eng.]
Yux (?), n. & v. See Yex, n. [Obs.]
Z.
Za"ny (?), v. t. To mimic. [Obs.]
Zap"ti*ah (?), n. A Turkish policeman. [Written also zaptieh.]
I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
2. A zealot. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Zeal"ant (?), n. One who is zealous; a zealot; an enthusiast. [Obs.]
Zeal"ous (?; 277), a. [LL. zelosus. See Zeal.]
2. Filled with religious zeal. [Obs.] Shak.
1. (Arith.) A cipher; nothing; naught.
3. The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut. [Obs.]
Zest, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Zested; p. pr. & vb. n. Zesting.]
1. Something that has short turns or angles.
3. (Fort.) See Boyau.
Zig"zag`ger*y (?), n. The quality or state of being zigzag; crookedness. [R.]
Zinc"ane (?), n. (Chem.) Zinc chloride. [Obs.]
Zinc"ide (?), n. A binary compound of zinc. [R.]
Zink (zk), n. (Chem.) See Zinc. [Obs.]
Zi"on (?), n. [Heb. tsy&?;n, originally, a hill.]
2. Hence, the theocracy, or church of God.
3. The heavenly Jerusalem; heaven.
Ziz"el (?), n. [G. ziesel.] (Zoöl.) The suslik. [Written also zisel.]
2. A girdle; a belt. [Poetic & R.]
5. (Crystallog.) A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections.
6. Circuit; circumference. [R.] Milton.
2. Having zones, or concentric bands; striped.
3. (Bot.) Zonate.
2. A treatise on this science.
Zo"ö*phite (?), n. A zoöphyte. [R.]
Zo"ö*spore (?), n. [Zoö- + spore.]
2. (Zoöl.) See Swarmspore.
Zoo"zoo` (?), n. [Of imitative origin.] (Zoöl.) The wood pigeon. [Prov. Eng.]
Zui"sin (?), n. (Zoöl.) The American widgeon. [Local, U. S.]
Zyme (?), n. [Gr. &?; leaven.]
1. A ferment.
2. (Med.) The morbific principle of a zymotic disease. Quain.
1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation.
Zy*thep"sa*ry (?), n. [Gr. &?; a kind of beer + &?; to boil.] A brewery. [R.]
A.
A*ce"qui*a (?), n. [Sp.] A canal or trench for irrigating land. [Sp. Amer.]
A"ër*o (?), n. An aëroplane, airship, or the like. [Colloq.]
2. Forming starch; -- applied specif. to leucoplasts.
2. Hence, a brief or detached view; conspectus; sketch.
The araba of the Turks has its sides of latticework to admit the air
D. S. Jordan.
2. = 1st Ammonite, 2.
B.
2. In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
3. In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.
I. Gonino (Perrot & Chipiez).
Bat, v. t. & i. 1. To bate or flutter, as a hawk. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
2. To wink. [Local, U. S. & Prov Eng.]
2. A stroke; a sharp blow. [Colloq. or Slang]
3. A stroke of work. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
5. A spree; a jollification. [Slang, U. S.]
6. Manner; rate; condition; state of health. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
M. Crawford.
2. [Cf. Biography.] A biographical sketch. [Rare]
Bagman's Bioscope: Various Views of Men and Manners. [Book Title.]
Bird"man (?), n. An aviator; airman. [Colloq.]
Bird"wom`an (?), n. An airwoman; an aviatress. [Colloq.]
Black"bird, n. 1. Among slavers and pirates, a negro or Polynesian. [Cant]
2. A lawless or blackmailing secret society, esp. among Italians. [U. S.]
2. A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used esp. for braised meat.
I have become a sort of bogey -- a kill- joy.
2. League; association; confederacy. [South Africa]
Bot"tle-neck` frame". (Automobiles) An inswept frame. [Colloq.]
2. Legislature of modern Greece. See Legislature.
Bowl"er (?), n. [From 2d Bowl.] A derby hat. [Eng.]
2. Showery; characterized by brashes, or showers.
2. Good; fine. "A braw night." Sir W. Scott.
2. An animal that breaks away from a herd.
2. By confusion, a midsummer hot wind from the north.
3. (Billiards) A shot in which the cue ball is driven first against the cushion.
2. A knitted foot cushion.
2. A place where meat is smoked.
3. Buccaned meat.
2. Hence, any riding horse. [Jocose] Sir W. Scott.
2. To pour over from a bucket; to drench.
3. To ride (a horse) hard or mercilessly.
2. (Card Playing) Whist played in an unscientific way.
C.
2. A lad; young fellow. [Scot.] Burns.
3. One who does errands or other odd jobs. [Scot.]
4. An attendant who carries a golf player's clubs, tees his ball, etc.
2. The tree itself.
2. A narrow passage or lane through chaparral or a forest.
2. An explosive composed of nitrobenzene, saltpeter, sulphur, and kieselguhr.
2. (Physiol.) Examination by the cardiograph.
L. H. Bailey.
Ce*les"tial, n. A Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloq.]
2. A chaparral formed by dense growths of this shrub.
Chaps (?), n. pl. Short for Chaparajos. [Colloq.]
2. A night watchman; -- an old name.
3. A short, pointed beard, like that worn by Charles I.
4. As a proper name, a fox; -- so called in fables and familiar literature.
2. A hunt; chase; pursuit.
3. The game of prisoners' base. See Base, n., 24.
2. The common greasewood of the western United States (Sarcobatus vermiculatus).
2. A kind of soft gauzy material used for ruches, trimmings, etc.
2. A shotgun that is made with such a bore.
2. Specif., a prison or lockup; a jail. [India, or Slang, Eng.]
2. A standing still or idle (of mills, factories, etc.).
Chum, n. -- New chum, a recent immigrant. [Australia]
2. A student or imitator of the art or literature of the Cinquecento.
2. Act of cleeking; a clutch. [Scot.]
2. To catch or draw out with a cleek, as a fish; to hook.
3. To hook or link (together); hence, to marry. Scott.
3. A rapid gait. "A three-minute clip." Kipling.
2. The Devil; Clootie; -- usually in the pl. Burns.
2. The Devil. "Satan, Nick, or Clootie." Burns.
Coach"er (?), n. 1. A coachman. [Obs.]
2. A coach horse.
3. (Polit. Econ.) Collectivism.
Col*leen" (?), n. [Ir. cailin.] A girl; a maiden. [Anglo-Irish]
2. A medley; offscourings or rabble.
3. (Zoöl.) A community of social insects, as ants, bees, etc.
2. Medium in color and strength; -- said of cigars. [Cant]
2. Friendly communication or association.
2. To take arbitrary or forcible possession of. [Colloq.]
Com"pos-men"tis, n. One who is compos mentis. [Colloq.]
2. A celebrated prison, attached to the Palais de Justice in Paris.
3. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is no longer coined.
2. (Music) A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.
I cooeyed and beckoned them to approach.
Cork"wood` (kôrk"wd`), n. 1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.]
2. A song or chant made for such a festivity.
2. The side of a valley.
2. A kind of very coarse woolen blanket.
2. A suit of cards, as hearts or clubs; -- used in some French games.
2. The outside stock exchange, or "curb market," of Paris. [French Use]
Coun"try bank. (Banking) A national bank not in a reserve city. [Colloq., U. S.]
2. A preparation of popped corn, candied and pressed into small cakes. [U. S.]
Crack"a*jack`, a. Of marked ability or excellence. [Slang]
2. (Zoöl.) The American blue heron (Ardea herodias). [Local, U. S.]
2. A kind of cotton sheeting; also, a calico.
2. (Zoöl.) A color marking or structure on the head somewhat resembling a hood.
2. Rubbish; débris; refuse.
Cul"tus (?), a. [See Cultus cod.] Bad, worth less; no good. [Northwestern U. S.]
2. Characterized by cup shakes; -- said of timber.
In her opinion it was all pure "cussedness."
4. (Croqu&?;t) To drive (a ball) to one side by hitting with another ball.
2. A tornado. See above, and Tornado. [Middle U. S.]
D.
Da`ri*ole" (?), n. [F.] 1. A crustade. [Obs.]
C. L. Dana.
Decoration Day. = Memorial Day. [U. S.]
2. (Med.) One who is lacking physically or mentally.
Dem"o*crat, n. A large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats. [U. S.]
To dig out, to depart; to leave, esp. hastily; decamp. [Slang, U. S.]
Dig, n. 1. A tool for digging. [Dial. Eng.]
2. An act of digging.
3. An amount to be dug.
4. (Mining) = Gouge.
2. (Aëronautics) Of wing pairs, inclined at an upward angle to each other.
2. (Naut.) A deep-sea lead. [Rare]
2. Dongola kid.
2. To judge or guess; to predict the result of, as by the aid of dope. [Slang]
C. Kingsley.
2. (Paleon.) The reflexed margin of the trilobite carapace.
2. To leave (a contest) undecided; as, the battle or game was drawn.
2. That which is drawn or is subject to drawing.
2. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
Drome (drm), n. Short for Aërodrome. [Slang]
2. To finish, as stone, with a drove or drove chisel.
Duf"fel, n. Outfit or suppplies, collectively; kit. [Colloq., U. S.]
2. (Zoöl.) Any common domestic pigeon.
Duf"fer, n. One who duffs cattle, etc. [Australia]
E.
3. An image made by the Röntgen rays; a sciagraph.
4. A cinematograph using the arc light.
2. = Galvanography.
2. (Naut.) An obstruction of cables and spars across a river or harbor entrance.
3. In Russia, a prison or stockade for the confinement of prisoners in transit.
3. Of European and African descent.
2. A breed of ponies native to the Exmoor district.
2. An edition of a newspaper issued at a time other than the regular one.
4. Something of an extra quality or grade.
F.
3. (Physiol.) Pertaining to a faculty or faculties.
C. Kingsley.
I have pictured them dancing a sort of farandole.
Feck (?), n. [Abbrev. fr. effect.] 1. Effect. [Obs.]
2. Efficacy; force; value. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
3. Amount; quantity. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
2. Straight, as if in a line; as, the filarial flight of birds.
Fin"bat kite (?). = Eddy kite. [Eng.]
2. Sense of smell; scent; fig., discriminating sense.
3. (Hort.) Flattening at the ends; -- said of certain fruits.
I. P. Roberts.
2. Any floral ornament or decoration. Rock.
2. State of excitation; -- perh. confused with ferment.
2. Fund, stock, or store.
Foo"zle, n. 1. A stupid fellow; a fogy. [Colloq.]
2. Act of foozling; a bungling stroke, as in golf.
2. To search about; to rummage.
D. Macdonald.
Gordon had sent word to Lee that he "had fought his corps to a frazzle."
2. To cook, in certain way, so as to curl or crinkle up.
Funk (?), n. One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.]
2. To frighten; to cause to flinch. [Colloq.]
I. Taylor.
G.
2. (Aëronautics) A shed for housing an airship or flying machine; a hangar.
Gas, n. Gasoline. [Colloq.]
2. A work of art done in gesso. [Obs.]
L. Hutton.
2. A dance step consisting of a glide or slide to one side.
2. A spoon. [Prov. Eng. or Slang]
2. A "soft thing" or "easy thing;" a "snap." [Slang]
2. The Julian calendar, used in the Greek Church.
2. A grillroom.
2. A gripsack; a hand bag; a satchel. [Colloq.]
3. (Med.) The influenza; grippe.
I foundgrizzling man whom men addressed as Collins Bey.
H.
2. (Music) A half step.
2. In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.
2. To photograph by sunlight.
High"er-up", n. A superior officer or official; -- used chiefly in pl. [Slang]
Hike, n. The act of hiking; a tramp; a march. [Dial. or Colloq.]
2. = Honvédség.
Hoo"doo, n. A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape. [Western U. S.]
2. A dish served as a relish, usually at the beginning of a meal.
C. L. Money.
2. (Change Ringing) To shift up and down in order regularly.
Hus"ky (?), a. Powerful; strong; burly. [Colloq., U. S.]
2. The Eskimo language.
I.
2. (Med.) An apparatus for rearing prematurely born babies.
D. C. Worcester.
2. (Chem.) = Isomer.
J.
Jag, n. 1. A leather bag or wallet; pl., saddlebags. [Scot.]
Jer"ry (?), a. Flimsy; jerry- built. -- Jer"ry*ism (#), n. [Both Builder's Cant]
Je"su (?), n. [L., vocative and oblique cases of Jesus.] Jesus. [Poetical]
2. A stationary condition; a standstill.
3. A place of low resort, as for smoking opium. [Slang]
K.
2. The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.
3. The harvest-home.
Ki"bosh (?), n. 1. Nonsense; stuff; also, fashion; style. [Slang]
To put the kibosh on, to do for; to dispose of. [Slang]
2. An animal killed in the hunt, as by a beast of prey.
2. A similar gown worn as a dressing gown by women of Western nations.
2. A knockabout performer or performance. [Theat. Slang]
3. A man hired on a sheep station to do odd jobs. [Colloq., Australia]
2. Of noisy and violent character. [Theat. Slang]
2. Designating a rivet end to be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.
2. A photograph taken with a kodak.
L.
La"bor, n. (Mining.) A stope or set of stopes. [Sp. Amer.]
2. A cunningly vicious horse. [Southeastern U. S.]
3. A ladin.
3. (Elec.) A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.
4. pl. Hence, any such piece of ground where golf is played.
2. (Biol.) An opening, space, or cavity, esp. a tubular cavity; a vacuole.
Lump"y-jaw`. (Med.) Actinomycosis. [Colloq.]
M.
2. A city viewed as a marketing center.
4. A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale.
M. Crawford.
2. Scrub or thicket formed by the mallee. [Australia]
Man"bird` (?), n. An aviator. [Colloq.]
2. To handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled.
2. Margarin.
2. (Sporting) The head or face of a fox.
2. An instrument used in the performance of massage.
2. An old dance of sailors, in double time, and somewhat like a hornpipe.
2. The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday.
3. The alms distributed in connection with this ceremony or on Maundy Thursday.
Mav"er*ick (?), v. t. To take a maverick. [Western U. S.]
2. Of or pertaining to the Mayas.
2. Short for Medicine man.
3. Intoxicating liquor; drink. [Slang]
1 TT : 2 Tt : 1 tt;
2. To move in a circle, as cattle upon a plain.
3. To swim suddenly in a new direction; -- said of whales.
4. To take part in a mill; to box. [Cant]
2. To cause to mill, or circle round, as cattle.
2. Money. [Slang, Eng.]
2. Erroneously, moire, the fabric.
2. A negro. [U. S.]
Moon"shin`ing (?), n. Illicit distilling. [Slang or Colloq., U. S.]
Moose (?), n. A member of the Progressive Party; a Bull Moose. [Cant]
Alphabet
A .- H .... O . . V ...-
B - . . . I .. P ..... W .--
C .. . J -.-. Q ..-. X .-..
D -.. K -.- R . .. Y .. ..
E . L — S ... Z ... .
F .-. M -- T -- & . ...
G --. N -. U ..-
Numerals
0 ---- Period ..--.. Comma .-.-
C -.-. L .-.. Q --.- Y -.--
F ..-. O --- R .-. Z --..
2. Producing motion; as, motile powers.
Mo"tor, n. A motor car; an automobile. [Colloq.]
2. (Elec. Railroads) Any car containing motors for propulsion. [U. S.]
N.
Na*celle" (?), n. [F.] 1. A small boat. [Obs.]
3. A boatlike, inclosed body of an aëroplane.
2. A Napoleon gun.
3. A kind of top boot of the middle of the 19th century.
4. A shape and size of cigar. It is about seven inches long.
2. To elaborate excessively, as in art.
Nix"ie (?). 1. Nothing. [Slang]
2. = Norlander. [Scot. & Eng.]
2. To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread.
3. To examine with the nose or sense of smell.
O.
2. (Photog.) A camera shutter.
2. Having a brownish red color; -- used esp. of light-colored red wine.
2. Something taken off; a deduction.
2. A process of identifying oils by their oleographs.
2. Opal glass.
3. An opaline color or expanse.
2. Serpent worship or the use of serpents as magical agencies.
2. An arbiter.
P.
Palm, v. t. To "grease the palm" of; to bribe or tip. [Slang]
Par (?), n. 1. An amount which is taken as an average or mean. [Eng.]
2. Short for Pará rubber.
2. In oyster culture, to inclose in a park.
2. Suffering; the enduring of active stress or affliction.
2. (Oil Boring) A stratum of oil sand thick enough to make a well pay.
2. (Pharmacy) An apparatus for producing an extract from a drug by percolation.
2. (Astron.) An instrument for the photographic recording of star transits.
Pick"-me-up`, n. A stimulant, restorative, or tonic; a bracer. [Colloq.]
2. That which picks up; specif.: (Elec.) = Brush b.
4. A certain fancy figure in skating.
2. A size of photograph a little larger than a postage stamp.
3. Pistachio green.
2. (Rugby Football) To place-kick ( a goal).
2. One of the thin parts of the bricket of an animal.
3. A very light steel racing horsehoe.
2. Hence, the common people; the populace; -- construed as a pl.
I did not want to plowter about any more.
3. To be a truant from (school). [Scot.]
2. To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump.
3. To play truant, or "hooky". [Scot.]
Plunk, n. 1. Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.]
2. [Slang] (a) A large sum of money. [Obs.] (b) A dollar. [U. S.]
2. A cup that was supposed to break on having poison put into it.
2. To secure; gain; win; bag. [Colloq.]
3. (Card Playing) The total of the bets at one time; the pool.
L. Douglas.
4. Pottery produced by pressing clay into molds.
5. Usually Press work. The work of a press agent. [Chiefly Theat. Cant]
Pro*ve"ni*ent (?), a. [L. proveniens, p.pr.] Forthcoming; issuing. [Rare]
Pun"ish*ment (?), n. Severe, rough, or disastrous treatment. [Colloq. or Slang]
2. To punt a football.
Push, n. A crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang. [Slang]
Put"ty (?), n. (Golf) A ball made of composition and not gutta percha. [Colloq.]
Q.
2. pl. Four children born in the same labor.
2. Furnished with quarters; provided with shelter or entertainment.
3. Quarter-sawed; -- said of timber, commonly oak.
Queer (?), v. t. [From Queer, a.] 1. To puzzle. [Prov. Eng. or Slang]
2. To ridicule; to banter; to rally. [Slang]
Quid (?), n. [Etym. uncertain.] An English coin, a sovereign. [Slang, Eng.]
2. pl. Five children born in the same labor.
3. (Mus.) A group of five connected notes; a turn of five notes.
R.
2. (Wireless Teleg.) An oscillator.
3. Formerly, in the Philippines, a political division of the pagan tribes.
Rand (?), n. [D.] (D. pron. &?;) Rim; egde; border. [South Africa]
2. (Phon.) The act or manner of ending a sound.
3. (Calico Printing) A resist.
5. See Army organization, above.
Root"er, n. One who roots, or applauds. [Slang, U. S.]
S.
2. In Central America, an Indian and negro half-breed, or mixed blood.
2. Saxony yarn, or flannel made of it or similar yarn.
2. (Golf) The stroke made by one who sclaffs.
3. A thin, solid substance, esp. a thin shoe or slipper.
Scoop (?), n. A beat. [Newspaper Slang]
Scoop, v. t. To get a scoop, or a beat, on (a rival). [Newspaper Slang]
2. To make or count a point or points, as in a game; to tally.
3. To run up a score, or account of dues.
2. A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall.
2. An exclamation mark. [Printer's Slang]
2. (Forestry) A low, straggling tree of inferior quality.
See"catch (?), n. [Russ. siekach.] (Zoöl.) A full-grown male fur seal. [Alaska]
3. (Com.) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
3. Camber of a curved roofing tile.
Shack, n. [Cf. Shack, v. i.] A hut; a shanty; a cabin. [Colloq.]
D. C. Worcester.
2. (Meteor.) A dust storm. [India]
2. A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.
3. A gouge bit or shell bit.
3. Any place of resort, as one's house, a restaurant, etc. [Slang, Chiefly Eng.]
4. A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt. [Colloq.]
2. Habit or behavior of a forest tree.
2. (Skat) A widow of two cards.
2. [From the v.] Act of skidding; -- called also side slip.
Sky"man (?), n.; pl. - men. An aëronaut. [Slang]
Sky pilot. (Aëronautics) A person licensed as a pilot. [Slang]
Smok"er (?), n. A gathering for smoking and social intercourse. [Colloq.]
2. A snap shot with a firearm.
3. (Photog.) A snapshot.
4. Something of no value; as, not worth a snap. [Colloq.]
2. A string bean. [Colloq., U. S.]
2. A punch bowl. [Obs.] Spectator.
2. To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
Sock*dol"a*ger (?), n. Something unusually large. [Slang, U. S.]
So"dger (?), n. & v. i. Var. of Soldier. [Dial. or Slang]
So"jer (?), n. & v. i. Var. of Soldier. [Dial. or Slang]
2. A closing voluntary; a postlude.
2. A kind of cravat worn by men in the late 18th century.
South"paw`, n. A pitcher who pitches with the left hand. [Cant]
Spat, n. [Short for Spatterdash.] 1. A legging; a gaiter. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
2. Short for Split shot or stroke.
2. In croquet, golf, etc., to spoon a ball.
2. (Gems) Surface in proportion to the depth of a cut stone.
Spud (?), n. A potato. [Colloq.]
2. The track of an animal, as an otter; a spoor.
C. Lever.
Sto"gy (?), a. [Etym. uncertain. Cf. Stocky.] heavy; coarse; clumsy. [Colloq.]
Stop"-o`ver, n. Act or privilege of stopping over. [Cant]
2. To place emphasis on; to make emphatic; emphasize.
4. (Tenpins) Same as Ten- strike.
3. A hoax; a trumped-up or "fake" story. [Slang]
String, v. t. To hoax; josh; jolly. [Slang]
L. Hutton.
Swag (?), v. i. To tramp carrying a swag. [Australia]
Swag"ger (?), n. A swagman. [Australia]
Swag"gie (?), n. A swagman. [Australia]
Swags"man (?), n. A swagman. [Australia]
2. Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, syndicalism.
T.
2. A speed indicator; a tachometer.
2. The language of the Tagals; Tagalog.
2. pl. A tailed coat; a tail coat. [Colloq. or Dial.]
Tak"ing-off`, n. 1. (Print.) The removal of sheets from the press. [Eng.]
2. Act of presenting a take-off, or burlesque imitation.
3. A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top.
Tan, v. t. To thrash or beat; to flog; to switch. [Colloq.]
2. Fees charged for storage in tanks.
3. The capacity or contents of a tank or tanks.
Tan"ner (?), n. [Etym. uncertain.] A sixpence. [Slang, Eng.]
2. A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter. [Obs. Scot.]
2. An old English breed of sheep allied to the Leicester.
2. A form of facsimile telegraph.
3. Less properly, phototelegraphy.
2. A set screw used for adjusting.
2. A local organization of Odd Fellows.
3. A soup tureen.
Think, n. Act of thinking; a thought. [Obs. or Colloq.]
2. Any related tree of the genus Cyrilla, often disting. as white titi.
Togs (?), n. pl. [See Toggery.] Clothes; garments; toggery. [Colloq. or Slang]
3. = Tonne.
2. To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).
3. To arrange, as fruit, with the best on top. [Cant]
2. (Naut.) To rise at one end, as a yard; -- usually with up.
2. A top hat. [Slang or Colloq.]
C. H. H. Wright.
Tor*pe"do, n. An automobile with a torpedo body. [Cant]
2. pl. The Lenten rowing races.
I look on nothing but totalis.
2. An act of borrowing or stealing. [Slang]
3. Tallow; -- a plumber's term. [Eng.]
Tou"sy (?), a. [See Touse, n. & v.] Tousled; tangled; rough; shaggy. [Colloq.]
3. A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like. [Colloq.]
Tow"-head` (?), n. A low alluvial island or shoal in a river. [Local, U. S.]
2. A logging sled. [Northern U. S. & Canada]
Trus*tee" proc"ess. (Law) The process of attachment by garnishment. [U. S.]
C. L. Money.
2. Made to wear with the upper part turned down; as, a turndown collar.
U.
V.
2. (Geol.) A spherule of a variolite.
Ve*ne"tian, n. 1. pl. Galligaskins. [Obs.]
2. A Venetian blind. [Colloq.]
2. (Zoöl.) A wartlike elevation or roughness.
2. A maker of vignettes.
2. pl. Articles of glassware, glassware in general.
2. To vitriolize. [Colloq.]
W.
2. A piece of wood; stick; peg; also, a walking stick.
2. To move in a manner likened to walking. [Colloq.]
C. E. Craddock.
2. A thin covering or coat; as, a washing of silver.
3. A water gauge for a steam boiler.
2. A telescope devised for looking into a body of water.
3. (Photog.) Lacking contrast; as, a weak negative.
2. To slice, esp. in large pieces; to chop. [Scot.]
Whang, n. 1. A blow; whack. [Dial. or Colloq.]
2. A large piece or slice; chunk. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
3. Formerly, a house-cleaning party. [Local, U. S.]
Whang"doo`dle (?), n. An imaginary creature, of undefined character. [Slang]
2. An army bugler or trumpeter; any performer on a wind instrument. [Slang]
2. One who picks women's pockets. [Thieves' Slang]
3. A knitting needle. [Scot.]
2. The wires or conductors employed in a system of electric distribution.
Work, n. 1. (Cricket) Break; twist. [Cant]
3. (Mining) Ore before it is dressed.
X.
Y.
2. Hence, any brutish or vicious character.
3. A raw countryman; a lout; a greenhorn. [U. S.]
2. Use of Yahweh as a name of God.
Yid"dish*er (?), n. [See Yiddish.] A Yid. [Slang]
Z.