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Whippersnapper :: Whippersnapper (n.) A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person..

Spined :: Spinebill (n.) Any species of Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus. They are related to the honey eaters.

Cantharis :: Cantharis (n.) A beetle (Lytta, / Cantharis, vesicatoria), havin1g an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the apothecary; -- also called Spanish fly. Many other species of Lytta, used for the same purpose, take the same name. See Blister beetle, under Blister. The plural form in usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine..

Acanthaceous :: Acanthaceous (a.) Armed with prickles, as a plant..

Hoppo :: Hoppo (n.) A collector of customs, as at Canton; an overseer of commerce..

Spiderwort :: Spiderwort (n.) An American endogenous plant (Tradescantia Virginica), with long linear leaves and ephemeral blue flowers. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus..

Scanting :: Scanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scan.

Lubricate :: Lubricate (v. t.) To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow..

Acanthus :: Acanthus (n.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.

Canthoplasty :: Canthoplasty (n.) The operation of forming a new canthus, when one has been destroyed by injury or disease..

Spell :: Spell (n.) A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm..

Augural :: Augural (a.) Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury; betokening; ominous; significant; as, an augural staff; augural books..

Sculpin :: Sculpin (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus Cottus, or Acanthocottus, having a large head armed with sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black. Several species are found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America..

Significative :: Significative (a.) Having signification or meaning; expressive of a meaning or purpose; significant.

Cantred :: Cantred (n.) Alt. of Cantre.

Acanthopterygious :: Acanthopterygious (a.) Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny-finned.

Edificant :: Edificant (a.) Building; constructing.

Unswear :: Unswear (v. t.) To recant or recall, as an oath; to recall after having sworn; to abjure..

Commercial :: Commercial (a.) Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages; commercial relations..

Cantatory :: Cantatory (a.) Containing cant or affectation; whining; singing.

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