Gendarmes

pl.

of Gendarme

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Lean

v. i.

To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.

Pack

n.

To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close order or narrow compass; as to pack goods in a box; to pack fish.

Wager

v. t.

Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.

Ghole

n.

See Ghoul.

Wafting

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Waft

Allotment

n.

The act of allotting; assignment.

Yuke

v. i. & t.

Same as Yuck.

Hew

v. t.

To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher.

Water hammer

A concussion, or blow, made by water in striking, as against the sides of a pipe or vessel containing it.

Unassured

a.

Not assured; not bold or confident.

Abolish

v. t.

To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to abolish folly.

Nectosack

n.

The cavity of a nectocalyx.