These men are good trumpeters.
Bacon.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of long-legged South American
birds of the genus Psophia, especially P. crepitans, which is abundant,
and often domesticated and kept with other poultry by the natives. They
are allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry. Called also
agami, and yakamik. (b) A variety of the domestic pigeon. (c) An
American swan (Olor buccinator) which has a very loud note.
4. (Zoöl.) A large edible fish (Latris hecateia) of the family
Cirrhitidæ, native of Tasmania and New Zealand. It sometimes weighs as
much as fifty or sixty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish.
Trump"et*ing, n. (Mining) A channel cut behind the brick lining of a
shaft. Raymond.
Trump"ets (?), n. pl. (Bot.) A plant (Sarracenia flava) with long,
hollow leaves.
Trump"et-shaped` (?), a. Tubular with one end dilated, as the flower of
the trumpet creeper.
Trump"et-tongued` (?), a. Having a powerful, far-reaching voice or
speech.
Trump"et*weed` (?), n. (Bot.) (a) An herbaceous composite plant
(Eupatorium purpureum), often having hollow stems, and bearing purplish
flowers in small corymbed heads. (b) The sea trumpet.
Trump"et*wood` (?), n. (Bot.) A tropical American tree (Cecropia
peltata) of the Breadfruit family, having hollow stems, which are used
for wind instruments; — called also snakewood, and trumpet tree.
Trum"pie (?), n. (Zoöl.) The Richardson's skua (Stercorarius
parasiticus).
Trump"like` (?), a. Resembling a trumpet, esp. in sound; as, a
trumplike voice. Chapman.
Trun"cal (?), a. Of or pertaining to the trunk, or body.
Trun"cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Truncated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Truncating.] [L. truncatus, p. p. of truncare to cut off, mutilate, fr.
truncus maimed, mutilated, cut short. See Trunk.] To cut off; to lop;
to maim.
Trun"cate (?), a. [L. truncatus, p. p. ] Appearing as if cut off at the
tip; as, a truncate leaf or feather.
Trun"ca*ted (?), a. 1. Cut off; cut short; maimed.
2. (Min.) Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when equally
inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated edge.
3. (Zoöl.) Lacking the apex; — said of certain spiral shells in which
the apex naturally drops off.
Truncated cone or pyramid (Geom.), a cone or pyramid whose vertex is
cut off by a plane, the plane being usually parallel to the base.
Trun*ca"tion (?), n. [L. truncatio.] 1. The act of truncating, lopping,
or cutting off.