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Stub :: Stub (n.) A log; a block; a blockhead.

Block :: Block (v. t.) A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops..

Crowfoot :: Crowfoot (n.) A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by..

Doorstop :: Doorstop (n.) The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door..

Scotch :: Scotch (v. t.) To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping..

Blockheaded :: Blockheaded (a.) Stupid; dull.

Fid :: Fid (n.) A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns.

Dull :: Dull (superl.) Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

Tail :: Tail (n.) A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything..

Erratic :: Erratic (n.) Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder..

Engraving :: Engraving (n.) An impression from an engraved plate, block of wood, or other material; a print..

Barricade :: Barricade (n.) A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access..

Siege :: Siege (n.) The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade..

Beset :: Beset (v. t.) To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade.

Chipping :: Chipping (n.) The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape..

Chair :: Chair (n.) An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers.

Knockstone :: Knockstone (n.) A block upon which ore is broken up.

Pedestal :: Pedestal (n.) A pillow block; a low housing.

Blocking :: Blocking (n.) The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks..

Blocking :: Blocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bloc.

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