Juwansa

n.

The camel's thorn. See under Camel.

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Grane

v. & n.

See Groan.

Abandon

v.

Abandonment; relinquishment.

Unco

adv.

In a high degree; to a great extent; greatly; very.

Sea gown

A gown or frock with short sleeves, formerly worn by mariners.

Fluctuant

a.

Floating on the waves.

Acquitment

n.

Acquittal.

Samp

n.

An article of food consisting of maize broken or bruised, which is cooked by boiling, and usually eaten with milk; coarse hominy.

Allhallowmas

n.

The feast of All Saints.

Hammock

n.

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

Adipocere

n.

A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration.

Light

superl.

Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as, light food; also, containing little nutriment.

Macrocystis

n.

An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific (Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.