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Rope :: Rope (n.) A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage..

Hock :: Hock (v. t.) To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

Catechu :: Catechu (n.) A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc..

Stringent :: Stringendo (a.) Urging or hastening the time, as to a climax..

Stringless :: Stringiness (n.) Quality of being stringy.

Bearberry :: Bearberry (n.) A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond..

Rebec :: Rebec (n.) An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin, having three strings, and being played with a bow..

Draught :: Draught (n.) The drawing of a bowstring.

Cafileh :: Cafileh (n.) A caravan of travelers; a military supply train or government caravan; a string of pack horses.

Fibrillose :: Fibrillose (a.) Covered with hairlike appendages, as the under surface of some lichens; also, composed of little strings or fibers; as, fibrillose appendages..

Choke Pear :: Choke pear () A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth..

Astringent :: Astringent (a.) Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue..

Notch :: Notch (v. t.) To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string.

Phloramine :: Phloramine (n.) A basic amido derivative of phloroglucin, having an astringent taste..

Symphony :: Symphony (n.) A stringed instrument formerly in use, somewhat resembling the virginal..

Dade :: Dade (v. i.) To walk unsteadily, as a child in leading strings, or just learning to walk; to move slowly..

Torulaform :: Torulaform (a.) Having the appearance of a torula; in the form of a little chain; as, a torulaform string of micrococci..

Bow :: Bow (v. t.) An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument..

Hamstring :: Hamstring (v. t.) To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable..

Undulation :: Undulation (n.) The tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string, as of a violin..

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