v. i.
To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed. →
the common guillemot; -- applied also to various other sea birds. →
v. t.
To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger. →
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also lithic acid) found in certain red precipitates of urine. See Uric. →