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Struthionine :: Struthiones (n. pl.) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to Ratitae, or Dromaeognathae..

Stoved :: Stove (n.) An apparatus, consisting essentially of a receptacle for fuel, made of iron, brick, stone, or tiles, and variously constructed, in which fire is made or kept for warming a room or a house, or for culinary or other purposes..

Ward :: Ward (v. i.) To be vigilant; to keep guard.

Tyburn Ticket :: Tyburn ticket () A certificate given to one who prosecutes a felon to conviction, exempting him from certain parish and ward offices..

Warrant :: Warrant (n.) That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty; security.

Basseting :: Basseting (n.) The upward direction of a vein in a mine; the emergence of a stratum at the surface.

Forwardness :: Forwardness (n.) The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness; as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel..

Pottery :: Pottery (n.) The vessels or ware made by potters; earthenware, glazed and baked..

Warburg''s Tincture :: Warburg's tincture () A preparation containing quinine and many other ingredients, often used in the treatment of malarial affections. It was invented by Dr. Warburg of London..

Compete :: Compete (v. i.) To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another..

Wage :: Wage (v. t.) To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out..

Gin :: Gin (n.) Against; near by; towards; as, gin night..

Exemplary :: Exemplary (a.) Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages..

Directly :: Directly (adv.) In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct, means..

Spike :: Spike (n.) A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward..

Escuage :: Escuage (n.) Service of the shield, a species of knight service by which a tenant was bound to follow his lord to war, at his own charge. It was afterward exchanged for a pecuniary satisfaction. Called also scutage..

Cessation :: Cessation (n.) A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war..

Heck :: Heck (n.) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine..

Lastage :: Lastage (n.) A tax on wares sold by the last.

Orlop :: Orlop (n.) The lowest deck of a vessel, esp. of a ship of war, consisting of a platform laid over the beams in the hold, on which the cables are coiled..

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