Water rattler

The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so called from its preference for damp places near water.

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New

superl.

As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man.

Sealer

n.

One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is to seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or the like.

Ure

v. t.

To use; to exercise; to inure; to accustom by practice.

Gangway

v. i.

A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.

Ganesa

n.

The Hindoo god of wisdom or prudence.

Ravel

v. t.

To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking.

Ramification

n.

A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.

Adjacency

That which is adjacent.

Forbathe

v. t.

To bathe.

Give

n.

To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission.

Scizorhinal

a.

Having the anterior nostrils prolonged backward in the form of a slit.

Redounding

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Redound