Definition of stern

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Stern (v. t.) The tail of an animal; -- now used only of the tail of a dog.

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Wends :: Wends (n. pl.) A Slavic tribe which once occupied the northern and eastern parts of Germany, of which a small remnant exists..
Chick-pea :: Chick-pea (n.) Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts..
Omosternal :: Omosternal (a.) Of or pertaining to the omosternum.
Bitter :: Bitter (v. t.) Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach..
Easternmost :: Easternmost (a.) Most eastern.
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Ferula :: Ferula (n.) The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.
Westling :: Westling (n.) A westerner.
Tilt :: Tilt (n.) A cloth cover of a boat; a small canopy or awning extended over the sternsheets of a boat.
Infrasternal :: Infrasternal (a.) Below the sternum; as, the infrasternal depression, or pit of the stomach..
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Metasternal :: Metasternal (a.) Of or pertaining to the metasternum.
Xiphisterna :: Xiphisterna (pl. ) of Xiphisternu.
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