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Challenge :: Challenge (n.) The act of a sentry in halting any one who appears at his post, and demanding the countersign..

Halt :: Halt (v. t.) To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment..

Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter..

Asphaltum :: Asphaltum (n.) Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen..

Pausingly :: Pausingly (adv.) With pauses; haltingly.

Ropery :: Ropery (n.) Tricks deserving the halter; roguery.

Halting :: Halting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hai.

Lunge :: Lunge (v. t.) To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter..

Halt :: Halt () 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth..

Halter :: Halter (n.) A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose.

Claudication :: Claudication (n.) A halting or limping.

Wait :: Wait (v. i.) The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

Information :: Information (v. t.) A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some offens against the government, instituted and prosecuted, really or nominally, by some authorized public officer on behalt of the government. It differs from an indictment in criminal cases chiefly in not being based on the finding of a grand juri. See Indictment..

Stop :: Stop (v. i.) To cease to go on; to halt, or stand still; to come to a stop..

Shalt :: Shalt () 2d per. sing. of Shall.

Hanging :: Hanging (a.) Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter..

Hobble :: Hobble (n.) An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait..

Art :: Art () The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the ending -t, as in thou shalt, wilt, orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. Be. Now used only in solemn or poetical style..

Bitumen :: Bitumen (n.) Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew's pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. See Asphalt..

Kerite :: Kerite (n.) A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; -- used principally as an insulating material in telegraphy..

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