Water antelope

See Water buck.

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Jurassic

a.

Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in England and Europe, the Lias, Oolite, and Wealden; -- named from certain rocks of the Jura mountains.

Absorptive

a.

Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe.

Grasshopper

n.

Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged (Caloptenus femurrubrum and C. atlanis) are closely related species, but their ravages are less important. They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the Old World. See Locust.

Rush

v. i.

To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice.

Garrote

v. t.

To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.

Fil

imp. of Fall, v. i. Fell.

Receipt

n.

That which is received; that which comes in, in distinction from what is expended, paid out, sent away, and the like; -- usually in the plural; as, the receipts amounted to a thousand dollars.

Rift

v. t.

To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift the clouds.

Now

adv.

In present circumstances; things being as they are; -- hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation.

Wassail

n.

An ancient expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one.

Rattle-pated

a.

Rattle-headed.

Accompanying

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Accompany