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Bout :: Bout (n.) As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round..

Approvement :: Approvement (n.) a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon. The term is no longer in use; it corresponded to what is now known as turning king's (or queen's) evidence in England, and state's evidence in the United States..

Whiteboy :: Whiteboy (a.) One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of tithes, the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore in their nocturnal raids..

Slant :: Slant (v. i.) To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.

Turnep :: Turnep (n.) See Turnip.

Pliable :: Pliable (v.) Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant..

Hemmer :: Hemmer (n.) An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to stitching it down..

Grilse :: Grilse (n.) A young salmon after its first return from the sea.

Allegorizer :: Allegorizer (n.) One who allegorizes, or turns things into allegory; an allegorist..

Ply :: Ply (v.) Bent; turn; direction; bias.

Kohl-rabi :: Kohl-rabi (n.) A variety of cabbage, in which the edible part is a large, turnip-shaped swelling of the stem, above the surface of the ground..

Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.

Nocturne :: Nocturne (n.) A night piece, or serenade. The name is now used for a certain graceful and expressive form of instrumental composition, as the nocturne for orchestra in Mendelsohn's Midsummer-Night's Dream music..

Reglet :: Reglet (n.) A flat, narrow molding, used chiefly to separate the parts or members of compartments or panels from one another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form knots, frets, or other ornaments. See Illust. (12) of Column..

Improve :: Improve (v. t.) To use or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to turn to profitable account; to utilize; as, to improve one's time; to improve his means..

Convert :: Convert (v. t.) To turn into another language; to translate.

Churrworm :: Churrworm (n.) An insect that turns about nimbly; the mole cricket; -- called also fan cricket.

Take :: Take (v. t.) To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right..

Intervert :: Intervert (v. t.) To turn to another course or use.

Crank :: Crank (n.) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

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