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Jointer :: Jointer (n.) A bent piece of iron inserted to strengthen the joints of a wall.

Hagbut :: Hagbut (n.) A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for convenience in taking aim..

Flexile :: Flexile (a.) Flexible; pliant; pliable; easily bent; plastic; tractable.

Retroversion :: Retroversion (n.) A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus..

Jew''s-harp :: "Jew's-harp (n.) An instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; -- called also Jew's-trump..

Absorbent :: Absorbent (a.) Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.

Cramp :: Cramp (n.) A device, usually of iron bent at the ends, used to hold together blocks of stone, timbers, etc.; a cramp iron..

Nutant :: Nutant (a.) Nodding; having the top bent downward.

Dispatchful :: Dispatchful (a.) Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task; indicating haste; quick; as, dispatchful looks..

Thysanura :: Thysanura (n. pl.) An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called also Thysanoura. See Lepisma, and Podura..

Flexicostate :: Flexicostate (a.) Having bent or curved ribs.

Hamate :: Hamate (a.) Hooked; bent at the end into a hook; hamous.

Residence :: Residence (n.) The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence.

Looped :: Looped (a.) Bent, folded, or tied, so as to make a loop; as, a looped wire or string..

Sackful :: Sackful (a.) Bent on plunder.

Refracted :: Refracted (a.) Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken; as, a refracted stem or leaf..

Doddart :: Doddart (n.) A game much like hockey, played in an open field; also, the, bent stick for playing the game..

Bandy :: Bandy (a.) Bent; crooked; curved laterally, esp. with the convex side outward; as, a bandy leg..

Oxbow :: Oxbow (n.) A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river..

Bent :: Bent (v.) Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.

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