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Imbank :: Imbank (v. t.) To inclose or defend with a bank or banks. See Embank.

Wharp :: Wharp (n.) A kind of fine sand from the banks of the Trent, used as a polishing powder..

Chemise :: Chemise (n.) A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

Failing :: Failing (n.) The act of becoming insolvent of bankrupt.

Kibblings :: Kibblings (n. pl.) Portions of small fish used for bait on the banks of Newfoundland.

Glacis :: Glacis (n.) A gentle slope, or a smooth, gently sloping bank; especially (Fort.), that slope of earth which inclines from the covered way toward the exterior ground or country (see Illust. of Ravelin)..

Bank :: Bank (v. i.) To keep a bank; to carry on the business of a banker.

Rivage :: Rivage (n.) A bank, shore, or coast..

Crest :: Crest (n.) The top line of a slope or embankment.

Bank :: Bank (n.) A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level..

Bank :: Bank (n.) The sum of money or the checks which the dealer or banker has as a fund, from which to draw his stakes and pay his losses..

Cessionary :: Cessionary (a.) Having surrendered the effects; as, a cessionary bankrupt..

Wash :: Wash (v. t.) To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment..

Bank :: Bank (n.) An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shoal, shelf, or shallow; as, the banks of Newfoundland..

Examine :: Examine (v. t.) To interrogate as in a judicial proceeding; to try or test by question; as, to examine a witness in order to elicit testimony, a student to test his qualifications, a bankrupt touching the state of his property, etc..

Go-out :: Go-out (n.) A sluice in embankments against the sea, for letting out the land waters, when the tide is out..

Bank :: Bank (n.) A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital..

Assignee :: Assignee (v.) A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege, or property; as, an assignee of a bankrupt. See Assignment (c). An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor..

Banker :: Banker (n.) The stone bench on which masons cut or square their work.

Ravelin :: Ravelin (n.) A detached work with two embankments which make a salient angle. It is raised before the curtain on the counterscarp of the place. Formerly called demilune, and half-moon..

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