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One who admires; one who esteems or loves greatly.

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To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect.

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A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship.

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One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate ass…

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One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the like.

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To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.

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A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook…

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The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.

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The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with ca…

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A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree.

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The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not suppor…

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