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Dwang :: Dwang (n.) A piece of wood set between two studs, posts, etc., to stiffen and support them..

Buckram :: Buckram (a.) Stiff; precise.

Recoupe :: Recoupe (v. t.) To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction..

Buckram :: Buckram (n.) A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise..

Caitiff :: Caitiff (n.) A captive; a prisoner.

Starchedness :: Starched (a.) Stiff; precise; formal.

Bristle :: Bristle (n.) A stiff, sharp, roundish hair..

Declaration :: Declaration (n.) That part of the process in which the plaintiff sets forth in order and at large his cause of complaint; the narration of the plaintiff's case containing the count, or counts. See Count, n., 3..

Piccadilly :: Piccadilly (n.) A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century..

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

Bodice :: Bodice (n.) A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays..

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..

Tiffish :: Tiffish (a.) Inclined to tiffs; peevish; petulant.

Oratrix :: Oratrix (n.) A woman plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading..

Avoid :: Avoid (a.) To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter..

Tough :: Tough (superl.) Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow..

Nonsuit :: Nonsuit (n.) A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not support it, or upon the judge's expressing his opinion. A compulsory nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the plaintiff on his own showing has not made out his case..

Board :: Board (n.) Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards..

Tile :: Tile (n.) A stiff hat.

Rib :: Rib (n.) A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it..

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