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Curtail Dog :: Curtail dog () A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its tail cut short, partly as a mark, and partly from a notion that the tail is necessary to a dog in running; hence, a dog not fit for sporting..

Counter-courant :: Counter-courant (a.) Running in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coast of arms.

Saltarello :: Saltarello (n.) A popular Italian dance in quick 3-4 or 6-8 time, running mostly in triplets, but with a hop step at the beginning of each measure. See Tarantella..

Schooling :: Schooling (a.) Collecting or running in schools or shoals.

Decursive :: Decursive (a.) Running down; decurrent.

Snively :: Snively (a.) Running at the nose; sniveling pitiful; whining.

Gauge :: Gauge (v. t.) To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment..

Incursion :: Incursion (n.) A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid..

Cursive :: Cursive (n.) A manuscript, especially of the New Testament, written in small, connected characters or in a running hand; -- opposed to uncial..

Silt :: Silt (n.) Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

Current :: Current (a.) Running or moving rapidly.

Step :: Step (v. i.) The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running; as, one step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less. Used also figuratively of any kind of progress; as, he improved step by step, or by steps..

Spud :: Spry (superl.) Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.

Sleighing :: Sleighing (n.) The state of the snow or ice which admits of running sleighs.

Shirk :: Shirk (v. i.) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away..

Quitch Grass :: Quitch grass () A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously, and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called couch grass, quick grass, quick grass, twitch grass. See Illustration in Appendix..

Brawl :: Brawl (v. i.) To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones..

Water Course :: Water course () A running stream of water having a bed and banks; the easement one may have in the flowing of such a stream in its accustomed course. A water course may be sometimes dry.

Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (v. t.) To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest..

Ripple :: Ripple (n.) The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves..

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