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Restiff :: Restiff (a.) Restive.

Bristle :: Bristle (n.) A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine..

Barbet :: Barbet (n.) A bird of the family Bucconidae, allied to the Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the base, and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles; the puff bird. It inhabits tropical America and Africa..

Stubby :: Stubborn (a.) Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule..

Rigidulous :: Rigidulous (a.) Somewhat rigid or stiff; as, a rigidulous bristle..

Prudery :: Prudery (n.) The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.

Prigidity :: Prigidity (n.) Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality; as, frigidity of a reception, of a bow, etc..

Frory :: Frory (a.) Frozen; stiff with cold.

Stiffened :: Stiff-backed (a.) Obstinate.

Barbellate :: Barbellate (a.) Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point..

Congeal :: Congeal (v. i.) To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold or other causes; to become solid; to freeze; to cease to flow; to run cold; to be chilled..

Inflexible :: Inflexible (a.) Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.

Flag :: Flag (v. i.) To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp..

Gale :: Gale (n.) A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.

Bandog :: Bandog (n.) A mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied up..

Starched :: Starched (a.) Stiffened with starch.

Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Restricted; stiff; constrained.

Corny :: Corny (a.) Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn..

Hispid :: Hispid (a.) Beset with stiff hairs or bristles.

Scotchman :: Scotchman (n.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.

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