Jigger

n.

A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i).

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Riveter

n.

One who rivets.

Fork

n.

Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at the extremity; as, a tuning fork.

Underpin

v. t.

To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.

Resentment

n.

The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon something; a state of consciousness; conviction; feeling; impression.

Cairngormstone

A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal, or crystallized quartz, found esp, in the mountain of Cairngorm, in Scotland.

Fuguist

n.

A musician who composes or performs fugues.

Rude

superl.

Not finished or complete; inelegant; lacking chasteness or elegance; not in good taste; unsatisfactory in mode of treatment; -- said of literature, language, style, and the like.

Renvoy

v. t.

To send back.

Abate

v. t.

To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.

Give

v. i.

To open; to lead.

Notorhizal

a.

Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent.

Unmanacle

v. t.

To free from manacles.