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Skimmington :: Skimmington (n.) A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington; that is to ride on a horse with a woman, but behind her, facing backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a procession of jeering neighbors making mock music; a cavalcade in ridicule of a henpecked man. The custom was in vogue in parts of England..

Specking :: Specking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spec.

Sanded :: Sanded (a.) Marked with small spots; variegated with spots; speckled; of a sandy color, as a hound..

Picus :: Picus (n.) A genus of woodpeckers, including some of the common American and European species..

Kenspeckle :: Kenspeckle (a.) Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized.

Speckled :: Speckled (imp. & p. p.) of Speckl.

Bespeckle :: Bespeckle (v. t.) To mark with speckles or spots.

Pigpecker :: Pigpecker (n.) The European garden warbler (Sylvia, / Currica, hortensis); -- called also beccafico and greater pettychaps..

Plashy :: Plashy (a.) Specked, as if plashed with color..

Aphtha :: Aphtha (n.) One of the whitish specks called aphthae.

Slip :: Slip (n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip..

Whetile :: Whetile (n.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle. See Yaffle..

Picine :: Picine (a.) Of or pertaining to the woodpeckers (Pici), or to the Piciformes..

Piciformes :: Piciformes (n. pl.) A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups..

Dot :: Dot (n.) Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child..

Yoke-toed :: Yoke-toed (a.) Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers..

Specked :: Specked (imp. & p. p.) of Spec.

Crankbird :: Crankbird (n.) A small European woodpecker (Picus minor).

Woodpecker :: Woodpecker (n.) Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidae.

Ivory-bill :: Ivory-bill (n.) A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States..

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