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Pound :: Pound (v. t.) To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt..

Hippopotamus :: Hippopotamus (n.) A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the behemoth of the Bible. Called also zeekoe, and river horse. A smaller species (H. Liberiencis) inhabits Western Africa..

Curling :: Curling (n.) A scottish game in which heavy weights of stone or iron are propelled by hand over the ice towards a mark.

Roll :: Roll (v.) A heavy cylinder used to break clods.

Bounce :: Bounce (n.) A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump..

Ironclad :: Ironclad (n.) A naval vessel having the parts above water covered and protected by iron or steel usually in large plates closely joined and made sufficiently thick and strong to resist heavy shot.

Phalanx :: Phalanx (n.) A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep. There were several different arrangements, the phalanx varying in depth from four to twenty-five or more ranks of men..

Truck :: Truck (v. i.) A frame on low wheels or rollers; -- used for various purposes, as for a movable support for heavy bodies..

Hefty :: Hefty (a.) Moderately heavy.

Overmast :: Overmast (v. t.) To furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or masts.

Stormy :: Stormwind (n.) A heavy wind; a wind that brings a storm; the blast of a storm.

Muscle :: Muscle (n.) Muscular strength or development; as, to show one's muscle by lifting a heavy weight..

Sleep-charged :: Sleep-charged (a.) Heavy with sleep.

Gaff :: Gaff (n.) A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish..

Crane :: Crane (n.) A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick..

Staccato :: Staccato (a.) Disconnected; separated; distinct; -- a direction to perform the notes of a passage in a short, distinct, and pointed manner. It is opposed to legato, and often indicated by heavy accents written over or under the notes, or by dots when the performance is to be less distinct and emphatic..

Discus :: Discus (n.) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill.

Squasher :: Squash (n.) A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies..

Massy :: Massy (superl.) Compacted into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight ot substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weight; heavy; as, a massy shield; a massy rock..

Thump :: Thump (n.) The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like..

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