To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with on.
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To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with on.
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To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.
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The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).
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To make pale.
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To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.
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One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.
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of Fasten
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Fixed; solidified.
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of Fix
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The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.
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One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
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Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support.
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To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See Empale.
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See Jewelry.
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The art or trade of a jeweler.
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A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…
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A license of reprisals. See Marque.
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One who or that which marks.
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of Mark
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That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage m…
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Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
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A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.
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To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as, to transfix one with a dart.
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A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.
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One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.
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The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph;…
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A pin worn on the breast for a fastening, or for ornament; a brooch.
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A spit.
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An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin. Formerly worn…
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A prop or support.
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A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the hair in place, -- used by women.
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A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree.
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A noggin.
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A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.
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A little pin.
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A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then beating or pressing down…
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A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting.
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Pertaining to the game of skittles.
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A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting.
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A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.
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Incapable of being moved; immovable; fixed; stable.
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Incapable of being moved; immovable; fixed; stable.
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A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.
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A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.
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A kind of boat used in the East Indies.
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A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.
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A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails.
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The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…
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To appoint.
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See Chank.
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Alt. of Steem
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To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…
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To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
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To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened bandages.
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The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock.
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A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.
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A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.
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A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pai…
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A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.
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A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing.
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To dress with ornaments; to adorn; -- said especially of horses.
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To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame.
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To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame.
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