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Hatch :: Hatch (n.) A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish..

Autophagi :: Autophagi (n. pl.) Birds which are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as hatched.

Myriapoda :: Myriapoda (n. pl.) A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs. They have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous trachaae, similar to those of true insects. The larvae, when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See Centiped, Galleyworm, Milliped..

Thacker :: Thacker () See Thatch, Thatcher..

Crosshatching :: Crosshatching (n.) In drawing and line engraving, shading with lines that cross one another at an angle..

Brood :: Brood (v. i.) To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding..

Grating :: Grating (n.) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable Lattice used for the flooring of boats..

Dolabra :: Dolabra (n.) A rude ancient ax or hatchet, seen in museums..

Axinomancy :: Axinomancy (n.) A species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet..

Loke :: Loke (n.) A private path or road; also, the wicket or hatch of a door..

Nestling :: Nestling (a.) Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.

Hatchment :: Hatchment (n.) A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased person are temporarily displayed, -- usually on the walls of his dwelling. It is lozenge-shaped or square, but is hung cornerwise. It is used in England as a means of giving public notification of the death of the deceased, his or her rank, whether married, widower, widow, etc. Called also achievement..

Spelk :: Spelk (n.) A small stick or rod used as a spike in thatching; a splinter.

Crocodile :: Crocodile (n.) A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the large rivers of Africa, Asia, and America. The eggs, laid in the sand, are hatched by the sun's heat. The best known species is that of the Nile (C. vulgaris, or C. Niloticus). The Florida crocodile (C. Americanus) is much less common than the alligator and has longer jaws. The name is also sometimes applied to the species of other related genera, as th

Hatch :: Hatch (n.) Development; disclosure; discovery.

Praecoces :: Praecoces (n. pl.) A division of birds including those whose young are able to run about when first hatched.

Hatching :: Hatching (n.) A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each other at angles more or less acute; -- called also crosshatching..

Hatch :: Hatch (v. t.) To cross with lines in a peculiar manner in drawing and engraving. See Hatching.

Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate..

Hatchel :: Hatchel (n.) An instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleansing flax or hemp from the tow, hards, or coarse part; a kind of large comb; -- called also hackle and heckle..

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