Heer

n.

A yarn measure of six hundred yards or / of a spindle. See Spindle.

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Fractured

imp. & p. p.

of Fracture

Gauge

v. t.

To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment.

Rub

n.

A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone.

Reinette

n.

A name given to many different kinds of apples, mostly of French origin.

Nemean

a.

Of or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where the ancient Greeks celebrated games, and Hercules killed a lion.

Foundries

pl.

of Foundry

Ricker

n.

A stout pole for use in making a rick, or for a spar to a boat.

Wantonness

n.

The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness.

Hubbub

v. i.

A loud noise of many confused voices; a tumult; uproar.

Legerdemain

n.

Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any artful deception or trick.

North

n.

That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south.

Adumbrative

a.

Faintly representing; typical.