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Yard :: Yard (v. i.) A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship..

Wiredraw :: Wiredraw (v. t.) To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel..

Scrag :: Scrag (n.) Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck..

Bone :: Bone (n.) Whalebone; hence, a piece of whalebone or of steel for a corset..

Shredding :: Shredding (n.) That which is cut or torn off; a piece.

Nocturne :: Nocturne (n.) A night piece, or serenade. The name is now used for a certain graceful and expressive form of instrumental composition, as the nocturne for orchestra in Mendelsohn's Midsummer-Night's Dream music..

Orgue :: Orgue (n.) A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously..

Saddlebow :: Saddlebow (n.) The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front..

To-brest :: To-brest (v. t.) To burst or break in pieces.

Gate :: Gate (n.) The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece.

Mouth :: Mouth (n.) A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.

Serenade :: Serenade (n.) A piece of music suitable to be performed at such times.

Key :: Key (n.) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their relative position; a cotter; a forelock..

Tailpiece :: Tailpiece (n.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header..

Piecemeal :: Piecemeal (n.) A fragment; a scrap.

Haggle :: Haggle (v. t.) To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by cutting; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood..

Flint :: Flint (n.) A piece of flint for striking fire; -- formerly much used, esp. in the hammers of gun locks..

Lizard :: Lizard (n.) A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field..

Quoin :: Quoin (n.) A wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes.

Tohew :: Tohew (v. t.) To hew in pieces.

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