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Praeter- :: Praeter- () A prefix. See Preter-.

Alto :: Alto (n.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor..

Daughter-in-law :: Daughter-in-law (n.) The wife of one's son.

Catchwork :: Catchwork (n.) A work or artificial water-course for throwing water on lands that lie on the slopes of hills; a catchdrain.

Quadroon :: Quadroon (n.) The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded.

Water Measure :: Water measure () A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel..

Gangway :: Gangway (v. i.) That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly termed the waist..

Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level..

Titter-totter :: Titter-totter (v. i.) See Teeter.

Yestermorn :: Yestermorn (n.) Alt. of Yester-mornin.

Butter-fingered :: Butter-fingered (a.) Apt to let things fall, or to let them slip away; slippery; careless..

Postprandial :: Postprandial (a.) Happening, or done, after dinner; after-dinner; as, postprandial speeches..

Tetter-totter :: Tetter-totter (n.) A certain game of children; seesaw; -- called also titter-totter, and titter-cum-totter..

Waist :: Waist (n.) Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship..

Answer :: Answer (n.) A counter-statement of facts in a course of pleadings; a confutation of what the other party has alleged; a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to a question. In Equity, it is the usual form of defense to the complainant's charges in his bill..

After-wit :: After-wit (n.) Wisdom or perception that comes after it can be of use.

Matter-of-fact :: Matter-of-fact (a.) Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry.

Lobby :: Lobby (n.) An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.

Yester-morning :: Yester-morning (n.) The morning of yesterday.

Counter-salient :: Counter-salient (a.) Leaping from each other; -- said of two figures on a coast of arms.

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