Hippophagy

n.

The act or practice of feeding on horseflesh.

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Aggregation

n.

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

Fourhanded

a.

Requiring four "hands" or players; as, a fourhanded game at cards.

Reoppose

v. t.

To oppose again.

Ratel

n.

Any carnivore of the genus Mellivora, allied to the weasels and the skunks; -- called also honey badger.

Vesicle

n.

A small cavity, nearly spherical in form, and usually of the size of a pea or smaller, such as are common in some volcanic rocks. They are produced by the liberation of watery vapor in the molten mass.

Waterlander

n.

Alt. of Waterlandian

Reduction

v. t.

The act, process, or result of reducing; as, the reduction of iron from its ores; the reduction of aldehyde from alcohol.

Flyspeck

n.

A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot.

Hydrostatical

a.

Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids.

Folly

n.

The result of a foolish action or enterprise.

Saphenous

a.

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the saphenous veins; as, the saphenous nerves; the saphenous opening, an opening in the broad fascia of the thigh through which the internal saphenous vein passes.

Funambulate

v. i.

To walk or to dance on a rope.