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Boxhauling :: Boxhauling (n.) A method of going from one tack to another. See Boxhaul.

Storm :: Storm (v. t.) To assault; to attack, and attempt to take, by scaling walls, forcing gates, breaches, or the like; as, to storm a fortified town..

Picador :: Picador (n.) A horseman armed with a lance, who in a bullfight receives the first attack of the bull, and excites him by picking him without attempting to kill him..

Swilled :: Swig (v. t.) To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.

Conversion :: Conversion (n.) A change of front, as a body of troops attacked in the flank..

Thysanoptera :: Thysanoptera (n. pl.) A division of insects, considered by some writers a distinct order, but regarded by others as belonging to the Hemiptera. They are all of small size, and have narrow, broadly fringed wings with rudimentary nervures. Most of the species feed upon the juices of plants, and some, as those which attack grain, are very injurious to crops. Called also Physopoda. See Thrips..

Ammunition :: Ammunition (n.) Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense..

Node :: Node (n.) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint..

Mob :: Mob (v. t.) To crowd about, as a mob, and attack or annoy; as, to mob a house or a person..

Fortify :: Fortify (v. t.) To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.

Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To let go; as in the command, Raise tacks and sheets, i. e., Let go tacks and sheets..

Stack :: Stack (a.) A section of memory in a computer used for temporary storage of data, in which the last datum stored is the first retrieved..

Barleybreak :: Barleybreak (n.) An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal..

Descent :: Descent (n.) Incursion; sudden attack; especially, hostile invasion from sea; -- often followed by upon or on; as, to make a descent upon the enemy..

Chicken Pox :: Chicken pox () A mild, eruptive disease, generally attacking children only; varicella..

Fishing :: Fishing (n.) Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing; as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village..

Thatch :: Thatch (n.) Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain..

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon..

Wolf :: Wolf (a.) Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf (Canis lupus), the American gray, or timber, wolf (C. occidentalis), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man..

Frap :: Frap (v. t.) To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together..

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