Float

v. i.

Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the surface, or mark the place of, something.

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Reestablisher

n.

One who establishes again.

Jig

v. t.

To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n.

Hid

imp. & p. p. of Hide. See Hidden.

Upskip

n.

An upstart.

Valid

a.

Strong; powerful; efficient.

Take

p. p.

Taken.

Tailor

n.

One whose occupation is to cut out and make men's garments; also, one who cuts out and makes ladies' outer garments.

Float

v. i.

Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink; an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to swim; a life preserver.

Haunt

n.

A place to which one frequently resorts; as, drinking saloons are the haunts of tipplers; a den is the haunt of wild beasts.

Levator

n.

A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the lip or the eyelid.

Calamitous

a.

Producing, or attended with distress and misery; making wretched; wretched; unhappy.

Flitch

n.

The outside piece of a sawed log; a slab.