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Skeg :: Skeg (n.) A sort of wild plum.

Canvasback :: Canvasback (n.) A Species of duck (Aythya vallisneria), esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn; particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; -- so named from the markings of the plumage on its back..

Plumularian :: Plumularian (n.) Any Plumularia. Also used adjectively.

Lank :: Lank (superl.) Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.

Roundly :: Roundly (adv.) Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply.

Persimmon :: Persimmon (n.) An American tree (Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit, found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and nutritious..

Ingraft :: Ingraft (v. t.) To insert, as a scion of one tree, shrub, or plant in another for propagation; as, to ingraft a peach scion on a plum tree; figuratively, to insert or introduce in such a way as to make a part of something..

Plumbean :: Plumbean (a.) Alt. of Plumbeou.

Gorgonia :: Gorgonia (n.) A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan (Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (G. setosa), and other allied species having a flexible, horny axis..

Gouger :: Gouger (n.) See Plum Gouger.

Lead :: Lead (n.) A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea..

Plumule :: Plumule (n.) A down feather.

Black Lead :: Black lead () Plumbago; graphite. It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead. See Graphite.

Plumulaceous :: Plumulaceous (a.) Downy; bearing down.

Plump :: Plump (v. t.) To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, to plump a stone into water..

Plumy :: Plumy (a.) Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery..

Plumage :: Plumage (n.) The entire clothing of a bird.

Original :: Original (n.) The natural or wild species from which a domesticated or cultivated variety has been derived; as, the wolf is thought by some to be the original of the dog, the blackthorn the original of the plum..

Plumped :: Plumped (imp. & p. p.) of Plum.

Graphite :: Graphite (n.) Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils (improperly called lead pencils), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead..

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