Undermanned

a.

Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.

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Large

superl.

Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language.

Abode

n.

Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation.

Abominable

a.

Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive.

Nettled

imp. & p. p.

of Nettle

Acetylene

n.

A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a colorless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is produced for use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways, but chiefly by the action of water on calcium carbide. Its light is very brilliant.

Warence

n.

Madder.

Flasher

n.

A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all tropical seas (Lobotes Surinamensis).

Haemin

n.

Same as Hemin.

Full

Compar.

Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture.

Hazel

n.

A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the C. avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are C. Americana, which produces the common hazelnut, and C. rostrata. See Filbert.

Wait

v. i.

To watch; to observe; to take notice.

Fight

v. t.

To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the frigate for three hours.