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An article of furniture, consisting of a flat slab, board, or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally on legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in eating, writing, or working.
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A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon. →
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A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of Equisetum. →
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An enlargement of the thyroid gland, on the anterior part of the neck; bronchocele. It is frequently associated with cretinism, and is most common in mountainous regions, especially in certain parts of Switzerland. →
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To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon. →
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That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle. →