The merluce. →
n.
A sharpened flint for the lock of a gun, to ignite the charge. It was in common use before the introduction of percussion caps. →
v. t.
To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts of one member to fit parts of another. See Dovetail, Halve, v. t., Miter, Tenon, Tooth, Tusk, Scarf, and Splice. →
n.
One of twe or more occupying the same room or rooms; one who shares the occupancy of a room or rooms; a chum. →
n.
The power, either inherent or due to some physical action, by which bodies, or the particles of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each other's nearer approach; as, molecular repulsion; electrical repulsion. →