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Doubloon :: Doubloon (a.) A Spanish gold coin, no longer issued, varying in value at different times from over fifteen dollars to about five. See Doblon in Sup..

Blink :: Blink (v. i.) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice blink.

Park :: Park (n.) A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like..

Erf :: Erf (n.) A garden plot, usually about half an acre..

Oval :: Oval (a.) Having the figure of an egg; oblong and curvilinear, with one end broader than the other, or with both ends of about the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical..

Toise :: Toise (a.) An old measure of length in France, containing six French feet, or about 6.3946 French feet..

Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards..

Of :: Of (prep.) Denoting reference to a thing; about; concerning; relating to; as, to boast of one's achievements..

Litter :: Litter (n.) Disorder or untidiness resulting from scattered rubbish, or from thongs lying about uncared for; as, a room in a state of litter..

Weather-bit :: Weather-bit (n.) A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without the bits..

Stives :: Stiver (n.) A Dutch coin, and money of account, of the value of two cents, or about one penny sterling; hence, figuratively, anything of little worth..

Gyration :: Gyration (n.) The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution..

Cohort :: Cohort (n.) A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.

Sport :: Sport (n.) That with which one plays, or which is driven about in play; a toy; a plaything; an object of mockery..

Philanderer :: Philanderer (n.) One who hangs about women; a male flirt.

Fussy :: Fussy (superl) Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety.

Mite :: Mite (n.) A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ..

This :: This (pron. & a.) As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned..

Tottery :: Tottery (a.) Trembling or vaccilating, as if about to fall; unsteady; shaking..

Piperaceous :: Piperaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to the order of plants (Piperaceae) of which the pepper (Piper nigrum) is the type. There are about a dozen genera and a thousand species, mostly tropical plants with pungent and aromatic qualities..

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