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Acinaces :: Acinaces (n.) A short sword or saber.

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces..

Bark :: Bark (n.) The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals..

Kangaroo :: Kangaroo (n.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidae. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhab

Gamashes :: Gamashes (n. pl.) High boots or buskins; in Scotland, short spatterdashes or riding trousers, worn over the other clothing..

Quake :: Quake (v. i.) To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble..

Epoch :: Epoch (n.) A period of time, longer or shorter, remarkable for events of great subsequent influence; a memorable period; as, the epoch of maritime discovery, or of the Reformation..

Blunderbuss :: Blunderbuss (n.) A short gun or firearm, with a large bore, capable of holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution without exact aim..

Bob :: Bob (n.) A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head..

Pivot :: Pivot (n.) A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns..

Wool :: Wool (n.) Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled..

Mantelet :: Mantelet (n.) A short cloak formerly worn by knights.

Creese :: Creese (n.) A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade..

Respond :: Respond (n.) A short anthem sung at intervals during the reading of a chapter.

Zamouse :: Zamouse (n.) A West African buffalo (Bubalus brachyceros) having short horns depressed at the base, and large ears fringed internally with three rows of long hairs. It is destitute of a dewlap. Called also short-horned buffalo, and bush cow..

Brachyptera :: Brachyptera (n. pl.) A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles.

Cardinal :: Cardinal (a.) A woman's short cloak with a hood.

Curtal :: Curtal (n.) A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short..

Jaunt :: Jaunt (n.) A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

Stenodermine :: Stenoderm (n.) Any species of bat belonging to the genus Stenoderma, native of the West Indies and South America. These bats have a short or rudimentary tail and a peculiarly shaped nose membrane..

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