Definition of sap

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Sap (n.) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc..

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Musa :: Musa (n.) A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M. paradisiaca of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (M. Ensete), the Philippine Island (M. textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of Banana and Plantain..
Sap :: Sap (v. t.) To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.
Viscin :: Viscin (n.) A clear, viscous, tasteless substance extracted from the mucilaginous sap of the mistletoe (Viscum album), holly, etc., and constituting an essential ingredient of birdlime..
Maple :: Maple (n.) A tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species. A. saccharinum is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is A. rubrum; the silver maple, A. dasycarpum, having fruit wooly when young; the striped maple, A. Pennsylvanium, called also moosewood. The common maple of Europe is A. campestre, the sycamore maple is A. Pseudo-platanus, and the Norway maple is A. platanoides.
Rue :: Rue (n.) Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
Lie :: Lie (n.) Anything which misleads or disappoints.
Devastavit :: Devastavit (n.) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator.
Elaboration :: Elaboration (n.) The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order; as, the elaboration of food into chyme; the elaboration of chyle, or sap, or tissues..
Groan :: Groan (n.) A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered in pain or great distress; sometimes, an expression of strong disapprobation; as, the remark was received with groans..
Fail :: Fail (v. t.) To be wanting to ; to be insufficient for; to disappoint; to desert.
Coquet :: Coquet (v. t.) To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint..
Disappropriate :: Disappropriate (a.) Severed from the appropriation or possession of a spiritual corporation.
Cross :: Cross (n.) Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition; misfortune.
Disappointment :: Disappointment (n.) That which disappoints.
Sappy :: Sappy (a.) Musty; tainted.
Sap :: Sap (v. i.) To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps..
Sapucaia :: Sapucaia (n.) A Brazilian tree. See Lecythis, and Monkey-pot..
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inherited gold; to make an excessive use of; as, to abuse one's authority..
Sap :: Sap (n.) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc..
Sapphire :: Sapphire (n.) The color of the gem; bright blue.
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