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Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads.

Knot :: Knot (n.) A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.

Tram :: Tram (n.) A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore..

Fluxion :: Fluxion (n.) Fusion; the running of metals into a fluid state.

Running :: Running (a.) Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand..

Giddy :: Giddy (superl.) Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling.

Ostrich :: Ostrich (n.) A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high..

Excurrent :: Excurrent (a.) Running or flowing ou.

Running :: Running (a.) Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation..

Chain Pump :: Chain pump () A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge..

Washboard :: Washboard (n.) A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard..

Overrun :: Overrun (v. t.) To exceed in distance or speed of running; to go beyond or pass in running.

Hayrack :: Hayrack (n.) A frame mounted on the running gear of a wagon, and used in hauling hay, straw, sheaves, etc.; -- called also hay rigging..

Coursing :: Coursing (n.) The pursuit or running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent.

Pound :: Pound (v. i.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds..

Snively :: Snively (a.) Running at the nose; sniveling pitiful; whining.

Shirk :: Shirk (v. i.) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away..

Concourse :: Concourse (n.) A moving, flowing, or running together; confluence..

Hourglass :: Hourglass (n.) An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the lower..

Purl :: Purl (v. i.) To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions; to eddy; also, to make a murmuring sound, as water does in running over or through obstructions..

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