Surge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Surging (?).]
[Cf. F. surgir to cast anchor, to land. Cf. Surge, n.] (Naut.) To let
go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger;
also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).
Surge"ful (?), a. Abounding in surges; surgy. "Tossing the surgeful
tides." Drayton.
Surge"less, a. Free from surges; smooth; calm.
Sur"gent (?), a. [L. surgens, p. pr.] Rising; swelling, as a flood.
[R.] Robert Greene.
Sur"geon (?), n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr. chirurgien. See
Chirurgeon.] 1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases
or injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose occupation is to
cure local injuries or disorders (such as wounds, dislocations, tumors,
etc.), whether by manual operation, or by medication and constitutional
treatment.
2. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of chætodont fishes of the
family Teuthidæ, or Acanthuridæ, which have one or two sharp lancelike
spines on each side of the base of the tail. Called also surgeon fish,
doctor fish, lancet fish, and sea surgeon.
Surgeon apothecary, one who unites the practice of surgery with that of
the apothecary. Dunglison. -- Surgeon dentist, a dental surgeon; a
dentist. -- Surgeon fish. See def. 2, above. -- Surgeon general. (a) In
the United States army, the chief of the medical department. (b) In the
British army, a surgeon ranking next below the chief of the medical
department.
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Sur"geon*cy (?), n. The office or employment of a surgeon, as in the
naval or military service.