Scapegoat
n.
Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others. →
Jumper
n.
A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen. →
Ramp
n.
Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase. →
Laryngoscopy
n.
The art of using the laryngoscope; investigations made with the laryngoscope. →
Levant
v. i.
To run away from one's debts; to decamp. →
Foreright
a.
Ready; directly forward; going before. →
Saluting
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Salute →
Varnishing
n.
The act of laying on varnish; also, materials for varnish. →
African
a.
Of or pertaining to Africa. →
Sand
n.
Courage; pluck; grit. →
Abandonment
n.
The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against. →
Hoemother
n.
The basking or liver shark; -- called also homer. See Liver shark, under Liver. →