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Capoc :: Capoc (n.) A sort of cotton so short and fine that it can not be spun, used in the East Indies to line palanquins, to make mattresses, etc..

Russet :: Russet (a.) Coarse; homespun; rustic.

Punk :: Punk (n.) An artificial tinder. See Amadou, and Spunk..

Silk :: Silk (n.) Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material..

Touchwood :: Touchwood (n.) Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk..

Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. See under Serving..

Wick :: Wick (n.) A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned..

Longspun :: Longspun (a.) Spun out, or extended, to great length; hence, long-winded; tedious..

Spunky :: Spunk (n.) An inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck; as, a man of spunk..

Homespun :: Homespun (a.) Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain.

Dispunge :: Dispunge (v. t.) To expunge; to erase.

Cocoon :: Cocoon (n.) An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state. From these the silk of commerce is prepared.

Mousing :: Mousing (n.) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straighening out..

Mispunctuate :: Mispunctuate (v. t.) To punctuate wrongly or incorrectly.

Dispunct :: Dispunct (v. t.) To expunge.

Dispunge :: Dispunge (v. t.) See Disponge.

Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface..

Racking :: Racking (n.) Spun yarn used in racking ropes.

Hardspun :: Hardspun (a.) Firmly twisted in spinning.

Prick :: Prick (v.) A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco..

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