Run steel, malleable iron castings. See under Malleable. Raymond.
Run"a*gate (?), n. [F. renégat, Prov. renegat. LL. renegatus; confused
with E. run and gate a way. See Renegade.] A fugitive; a vagabond; an
apostate; a renegade. See Renegade. Bunyan.
Wretched runagates from the jail.
De Quincey.
Who has not been a runagate from duty?
Hare.
Run"a*way` (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty,
restraint, etc.; a fugitive.
Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled?
Shak.
2. The act of running away, esp. of a horse or teams; as, there was a
runaway yesterday.
Run"a*way`, a. 1. Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint,
etc.; as, runaway soldiers; a runaway horse.
2. Accomplished by running away or elopement, or during flight; as, a
runaway marriage.
Run*ca"tion (?), n. [L. runcatio, fr. runcare to weed out.] A weeding.
[Obs.] Evelyn.
Runch (?), n. (Bot.) The wild radish. Dr. Prior.
Run"ci*nate (?), a. [L. runcinatus, p. p. of runcinare to plane off,
fr. runcina a plane.] (Bot.) Pinnately cut with the lobes pointing
downwards, as the leaf of the dandelion.
Run"del (?), n. [Cf. Rindle.] A moat with water in it; also, a small
stream; a runlet. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.