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Ten-pounder :: Ten-pounder (n.) A large oceanic fish (Elops saurus) found in the tropical parts of all the oceans. It is used chiefly for bait.

Rafter :: Rafter (n.) Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof. See Illust. of Queen-post..

Doucker :: Doucker (v. t.) A grebe or diver; -- applied also to the golden-eye, pochard, scoter, and other ducks..

Alfresco :: Alfresco (adv. & a.) In the open-air.

Open-handed :: Open-handed (a.) Generous; liberal; munificent.

Wizen-faced :: Wizen-faced (a.) Having a shriveled, thin, withered face..

Filling :: Filling (n.) That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or to supply a deficiency; as, filling for a cavity in a tooth, a depression in a roadbed, the space between exterior and interior walls of masonry, the pores of open-grained wood, the space between the outer and inner planks of a vessel, etc..

Water Butt :: Water butt () A large, open-headed cask, set up on end, to contain water..

Oueen-post :: Oueen-post (n.) One of two suspending posts in a roof truss, or other framed truss of similar form. See King-post..

Bismer :: Bismer (n.) The fifteen-spined (Gasterosteus spinachia).

Eared :: Eared (a.) Having (such or so many) ears; -- used in composition; as, long-eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared..

Bullen-nail :: Bullen-nail (n.) A nail with a round head and short shank, tinned and lacquered..

Ten-o''clock :: Ten-o'clock (n.) A plant, the star-of-Bethlehem. See under Star..

Sagacious :: Sagacious (a.) Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.

Stock :: Stock (n.) Any cruciferous plant of the genus Matthiola; as, common stock (Matthiola incana) (see Gilly-flower); ten-weeks stock (M. annua)..

Maidenly :: Maidenly (a.) Like a maid; suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest, reserved..

Cheeky :: Cheeky () a Brazen-faced; impudent; bold.

Broken-backed :: Broken-backed (a.) Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship.

Gilthead :: Gilthead (n.) The Pagrus, / Chrysophrys, auratus, a valuable food fish common in the Mediterranean (so named from its golden-colored head); -- called also giltpoll..

En- :: En- () A prefix from Gr. / in, meaning in; as, encephalon, entomology. See In-..

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