Definition of reed

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Reed (n.) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the weft; a sley. See Batten..

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Waybung :: Waybung (n.) An Australian insessorial bird (Corcorax melanorhamphus) noted for the curious actions of the male during the breeding season. It is black with a white patch on each wing.
Warren :: Warren (n.) A piece of ground for the breeding of rabbits.
Sea Reed :: Sea reed () The sea-sand reed. See under Reed.
Indifference :: Indifference (n.) Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or bias..
Brood :: Brood (a.) Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock; having young; as, a brood sow..
Impartiality :: Impartiality (n.) The quality of being impartial; freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness; equitableness; fairness; as, impartiality of judgment, of treatment, etc..
Freedom :: Freedom (n.) Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the freedom of the will..
Honesty :: Honesty (a.) The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile..
Screed :: Screed (n.) An harangue; a long tirade on any subject.
Pen :: Pen (n.) An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also, originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or graving..
Piggish :: Piggish (a.) Relating to, or like, a pig; greedy..
Gulosity :: Gulosity (n.) Excessive appetite; greediness; voracity.
Booze :: Booze (v. i.) To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple..
Water Poa :: Water poa () Meadow reed grass. See under Reed.
Djereed :: Djereed (n.) Alt. of Djerri.
Liberty :: Liberty (n.) The state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another claiming ownership of the person or services; freedom; -- opposed to slavery, serfdom, bondage, or subjection..
Inbreeding :: Inbreeding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inbree.
Arundiferous :: Arundiferous (a.) Producing reeds or canes.
Brahma :: Brahma (n.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also Brahmapootra..
Chigre :: Chigre (n.) A species of flea (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger..
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