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Disappointment :: Disappointment (n.) The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration..

Excise :: Excise (n.) In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as, tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system..

Pave :: Pave (v. t.) To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or persons on foot, to travel on; to floor with brick, stone, or other solid material; as, to pave a street; to pave a court..

Rumble :: Rumble (n.) A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage..

Rockaway :: Rockaway () Formerly, a light, low, four-wheeled carriage, with standing top, open at the sides, but having waterproof curtains which could be let down when occasion required; now, a somewhat similar, but heavier, carriage, inclosed, except in front, and having a door at each side..

Swinish :: Swingtree (n.) The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened; the whiffletree.

Freightage :: Freightage (n.) Charge for transportation; expense of carriage.

Meet :: Meet (v. t.) To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear..

Lunette :: Lunette (n.) An iron shoe at the end of the stock of a gun carriage.

Vecture :: Vecture (n.) The act of carrying; conveyance; carriage.

Turn-out :: Turn-out (n.) That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage; as, a man with a showy carriage and horses is said to have a fine turn-out..

Cab :: Cab (n.) A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle..

Staniel :: Stanhope (n.) A light two-wheeled, or sometimes four-wheeled, carriage, without a top; -- so called from Lord Stanhope, for whom it was contrived..

Sull :: Sulky (a.) A light two-wheeled carriage for a single person.

Convoy :: Convoy (n.) A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill..

Upcast :: Upcast (n.) An upset, as from a carriage..

Miscarriage :: Miscarriage (n.) The act of bringing forth before the time; premature birth.

Quadrate :: Quadrate (v. t.) To adjust (a gun) on its carriage; also, to train (a gun) for horizontal firing..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse..

Carriage :: Carriage (n.) A wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for elegance and comfort..

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