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Stool :: Stool (v. i.) To ramfy; to tiller, as grain; to shoot out suckers..

Haulm :: Haulm (n.) The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw..

Sheaf :: Sheaf (v. i.) To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves..

Acinus :: Acinus (n.) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc..

Grains :: Grains (n.) Pigeon's dung used in tanning. See Grainer. n., 1..

Mill :: Mill (n.) A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill..

Yew :: Yew (n.) The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain..

Elevator :: Elevator (n.) A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain to an upper loft for storage..

Gramme :: Gramme (n.) The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See Grain, n., 4..

Graining :: Graining (n.) A small European fresh-water fish (Leuciscus vulgaris); - called also dobule, and dace..

Ugly :: Ugly (superl.) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly..

Granilla :: Granilla (n.) Small grains or dust of cochineal or the coccus insect.

Grain :: Grain (a.) Temper; natural disposition; inclination.

Karob :: Karob (n.) The twenty-fourth part of a grain; -- a weight used by goldsmiths.

Crossgrained :: Crossgrained (a.) Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely an irregularly, so as to interfere with splitting or planing..

Grained :: Grained (imp. & p. p.) of Grai.

Corn :: Corn (n.) A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain..

Harvest :: Harvest (n.) The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or early autumn..

Oat :: Oat (n.) A well-known cereal grass (Avena sativa), and its edible grain; -- commonly used in the plural and in a collective sense..

Spore :: Spore (n.) One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species..

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