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Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc..

Scutch :: Scutch (v. t.) To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.

Protonotary :: Protonotary (n.) Formerly, one who had the charge of writing the acts of the martyrs, and the circumstances of their death; now, one of twelve persons, constituting a college in the Roman Curia, whose office is to register pontifical acts and to make and preserve the official record of beatifications..

Thesis :: Thesis (n.) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; -- the opposite of arsis..

Beat :: Beat (n.) The rise or fall of the hand or foot, marking the divisions of time; a division of the measure so marked. In the rhythm of music the beat is the unit..

Stormcock :: Storm-beat (a.) Beaten, injured, or impaired by storms..

Squash :: Squash (v. i.) To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.

Mazurka :: Mazurka (n.) A Polish dance, or the music which accompanies it, usually in 3-4 or 3-8 measure, with a strong accent on the second beat..

Lather :: Lather (v. t.) To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog..

Deadbeat :: Deadbeat (a.) Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation.

Winnew :: Winnew (n.) To beat with wings, or as with wings..

Feague :: Feague (v. t.) To beat or whip; to drive.

Sextuple :: Sextuple (a.) Divisible by six; having six beats; as, sixtuple measure..

Beaten :: Beaten (a.) Exhausted; tired out.

Beating :: Beating (n.) The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.

Knock :: Knock (v. i.) To strike or beat with something hard or heavy; to rap; as, to knock with a club; to knock on the door..

Swinglebar :: Swingle (n.) A wooden instrument like a large knife, about two feet long, with one thin edge, used for beating and cleaning flax; a scutcher; -- called also swingling knife, swingling staff, and swingling wand..

Plunger :: Plunger (n.) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistence.

Wap :: Wap (n.) A blow or beating; a whap.

Foliation :: Foliation (n.) The act of beating a metal into a thin plate, leaf, foil, or lamina..

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