Hackle

n.

A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.

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Abode

v. t.

To bode; to foreshow.

Babied

imp. & p. p.

of Baby

Alluvion

n.

Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.

Scise

v. i.

To cut; to penetrate.

Reflexibility

n.

The quality or capability of being reflexible; as, the reflexibility of the rays of light.

Ruthful

a.

Pitiful; tender.

Fling

n.

A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.

Respondent

n.

One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant.

Novice

n.

One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro.

Abbreviation

n.

The act of shortening, or reducing.

Flesh

n.

The aggregate of the muscles, fat, and other tissues which cover the framework of bones in man and other animals; especially, the muscles.

Hast

2d pers. sing. pres. of. Have, contr. of havest.