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Oppilate :: Oppilate (v. t.) To crowd together; to fill with obstructions; to block up.

Woodenly :: Woodenly (adv.) Clumsily; stupidly; blockishly.

Dizzard :: Dizzard (n.) A blockhead. [Obs.] [Written also dizard, and disard.].

Juggle :: "Juggle (n.) A block of timber cut to a length, either in the round or split..

Fid :: Fid (n.) A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns.

Steeving :: Steeve (n.) A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly..

Abutment :: Abutment (n.) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil..

Thickskull :: Thickskull (n.) A dullard, or dull person; a blockhead; a numskull..

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block..

Blockade :: Blockade (n.) Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress..

Block :: Block (v. t.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high.

Beset :: Beset (v. t.) To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade.

Wantwit :: Wantwit (n.) One destitute of wit or sense; a blockhead; a fool.

Trawlwarp :: Trawlwarp (n.) A rope passing through a block, used in managing or dragging a trawlnet..

Blockheadism :: Blockheadism (n.) That which characterizes a blockhead; stupidity.

Investment :: Investment (n.) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded..

Debacle :: Debacle (n.) A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls forward and disperses blocks of stone and other debris..

Stub :: Stub (n.) A log; a block; a blockhead.

Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) A pulley block containing several sheaves.

Jobbernowl :: Jobbernowl (n.) A blockhead.

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