Scragged

a.

Rough with irregular points, or a broken surface; scraggy; as, a scragged backbone.

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Hendy

a.

See Hende.

Heterogeneity

n.

The state of being heterogeneous; contrariety.

Frogbit

n.

A European plant (Hydrocharis Morsus-ranae), floating on still water and propagating itself by runners. It has roundish leaves and small white flowers.

Accrete

a.

Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.

Hard-handed

a.

Having hard hands, as a manual laborer.

Unprotestantize

v. t.

To render other than Protestant; to cause to change from Protestantism to some other form of religion; to deprive of some Protestant feature or characteristic.

Jump

v. t.

To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.

Repaid

imp. & p. p. of Repay.

Backstitch

n.

A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.

Graphite

n.

Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils (improperly called lead pencils), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead.

Gnathite

n.

Any one of the mouth appendages of the Arthropoda. They are known as mandibles, maxillae, and maxillipeds.

Narwhal

n.

An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side.