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Whinger :: Whinger (n.) A kind of hanger or sword used as a knife at meals and as a weapon.

Shackle :: Shackle (n.) The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple..

Unhinge :: Unhinge (v. t.) To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves..

Unhinge :: Unhinge (v. t.) To displace; to unfix by violence.

Flap :: Flap (v.) A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter..

Porthook :: Porthook (n.) One of the iron hooks to which the port hinges are attached.

Pintle :: Pintle (n.) The pivot pin of a hinge.

Hinge :: Hinge (v. i.) To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity; -- usually with on or upon; as, the argument hinges on this point..

Ginglymoidal :: Ginglymoidal (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a ginglymus, or hinge joint; ginglyform..

Umbo :: Umbo (n.) One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.

Rudderstock :: Rudderstock (n.) The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of a vessel..

Turnkey :: Turnkey (n.) An instrument with a hinged claw, -- used for extracting teeth with a twist..

Inarticulate :: Inarticulate (a.) Without a hinge; -- said of an order (Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods.

Hinge :: Hinge (v. t.) To attach by, or furnish with, hinges..

Harre :: Harre (n.) A hinge.

Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch..

Gudgeon :: Gudgeon (n.) The pin of iron fastened in the end of a wooden shaft or axle, on which it turns; formerly, any journal, or pivot, or bearing, as the pintle and eye of a hinge, but esp. the end journal of a horizontal..

Anodon :: Anodon (n.) A genus of fresh-water bivalves, having no teeth at the hinge..

Beak :: Beak (n.) The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve..

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