Centrebit :: Centrebit (n.) An instrument turning on a center, for boring holes. See Bit, n., 3..
Centreboard :: Centreboard (n.) A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States.
Entreat :: Entreat (v. t.) To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use..
Entreat :: Entreat (v. t.) To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to importune..
Entreat :: Entreat (v. t.) To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade.
Entreat :: Entreat (v. t.) To invite; to entertain.
Entreat :: Entreat (v. i.) To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty..
Entreat :: Entreat (v. i.) To make an earnest petition or request.