Rush-bearing :: Rush-bearing (n.) A kind of rural festival at the dedication of a church, when the parishioners brought rushes to strew the church..

Sabean :: Sabean (a. & n.) Same as Sabian.

Scalebeam :: Scalebeam (n.) The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied..

Scalebeam :: Scalebeam (n.) A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard..

Sea Bean :: Sea bean () Same as Florida bean.

Sea Bear :: Sea bear () Any fur seal. See under Fur.

Sea Bear :: Sea bear () The white bear.

Sea Beast :: Sea beast () Any large marine mammal, as a seal, walrus, or cetacean..

Seabeach :: Seabeach (n.) A beach lying along the sea.

Seabeard :: Seabeard (n.) A green seaweed (Cladophora rupestris) growing in dense tufts.

Sharebeam :: Sharebeam (n.) The part of the plow to which the share is attached.

Shield-bearer :: Shield-bearer (n.) One who, or that which, carries a shield..

Shield-bearer :: Shield-bearer (n.) Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves..

Storm-beat :: Storm (v. i.) To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume.

Subbeadle :: Sub-bass (n.) The deepest pedal stop, or the lowest tones of an organ; the fundamental or ground bass..

Sunbeam :: Sun (v. t.) To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain..

Surbeat :: Surbate (v. t.) To harass; to fatigue.

Talebearer :: Talebearer (n.) One who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and makes mischief..

Talebearing :: Talebearing (a.) Telling tales officiously.

Talebearing :: Talebearing (n.) The act of informing officiously; communication of sectrts, scandal, etc., maliciously..

Tiebeam :: Tiebeam (n.) A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall. See Illust. of Timbers, under Roof..

To-beat :: To-beat (v. t.) To beat thoroughly or severely.

Tonca Bean :: Tonca bean () See Tonka bean.

Tonka Bean :: Tonka bean () The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff. Called also tonquin bean..

Tonquin Bean :: Tonquin bean () See Tonka bean.

Torchbearer :: Torchbearer (n.) One whose office it is to carry a torch.

Trabea :: Trabea (n.) A toga of purple, or ornamented with purple horizontal stripes. -- worn by kings, consuls, and augurs..

Trabeae :: Trabeae (pl. ) of Trabe.

Trabeated :: Trabeated (a.) Furnished with an entablature.

Trabeation :: Trabeation (n.) Same as Entablature.

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