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Grab :: Grab (n.) An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; -- specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven..

Wiper :: Wiper (n.) A piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam..

Collaud :: Collaud (v. t.) To join in praising.

Coal Works :: Coal works () A place where coal is dug, including the machinery for raising the coal..

Whim :: Whim (n.) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin, and whimsey..

Jantu :: "Jantu (n.) A machine of great antiquity, used in Bengal for raising water to irrigate land..

Chevrette :: Chevrette (n.) A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages.

Dispraisingly :: Dispraisingly (adv.) By way of dispraise.

Encomiastical :: Encomiastical (a.) Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an encomiastic address or discourse..

Pontoon :: Pontoon (n.) A low, flat vessel, resembling a barge, furnished with cranes, capstans, and other machinery, used in careening ships, raising weights, drawing piles, etc., chiefly in the Mediterranean; a lighter..

Breeding :: Breeding (n.) The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding..

Windlass :: Windlass (n.) A machine for raising weights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder or roller moving on its axis, and turned by a crank, lever, or similar means, so as to wind up a rope or chain attached to the weight. In vessels the windlass is often used instead of the capstan for raising the anchor. It is usually set upon the forecastle, and is worked by hand or steam..

Vesication :: Vesication (n.) The process of vesicating, or of raising blisters..

Tease :: Tease (v. t.) To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel..

Levation :: Levation (n.) The act of raising; elevation; upward motion, as that produced by the action of a levator muscle..

Elevation :: Elevation (n.) The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character..

Relevation :: Relevation (n.) A raising or lifting up.

Erective :: Erective (a.) Making erect or upright; raising; tending to erect.

Topping :: Topping (n.) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.

Lock :: Lock (n.) An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; -- called also lift lock..

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