One who, or that which, regulates.
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The act of opening.
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Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.
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To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.
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A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called al…
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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 close conduit or pipe for conducting water, as, to a water wheel, or for emptying a pond, or for domestic uses.
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A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule.
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A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock.
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A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing…
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A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses,…
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A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated.
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A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.
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One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who has power or authority to regulate or control; one who governs.
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One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries.
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Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.
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To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
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To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
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To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion.
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To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion.
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One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pe…
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