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Cross-spale :: Cross-spale (n.) Alt. of Cross-spal.

Racket :: Racket (n.) A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.

Staurolitic :: Staurolite (n.) A mineral of a brown to black color occurring in prismatic crystals, often twinned so as to form groups resembling a cross. It is a silicate of aluminia and iron, and is generally found imbedded in mica schist. Called also granatite, and grenatite..

Phoneidoscope :: Phoneidoscope (n.) An instrument for studying the motions of sounding bodies by optical means. It consists of a tube across the end of which is stretched a film of soap solution thin enough to give colored bands, the form and position of which are affected by sonorous vibrations..

Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t..

Lacrosse :: Lacrosse (n.) A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and the United States. Each player carries a long-handled racket, called a crosse. The ball is not handled but caught with the crosse and carried on it, or tossed from it, the object being to carry it or throw it through one of the goals placed at opposite ends of the field..

Crossbreed :: Crossbreed (n.) A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualities of two parent varieties or stocks..

Trones :: Trones (n.) A form of weighing machine for heavy wares, consisting of two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar. It is now mostly disused..

Crisscross :: Crisscross (v. t.) To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks..

Ford :: Ford (v. t.) To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through..

Cross :: Cross (n.) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.

Analemma :: Analemma (n.) A scale of the sun's declination for each day of the year, drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial globe..

Nick :: Nick (v. t.) To make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail of a horse, in order to make him carry ir higher)..

Bandolier :: Bandolier (n.) A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the right shoulder and across the breast under the left arm. Originally it was used for supporting the musket and twelve cases for charges, but later only as a cartridge belt..

Zamang :: Zamang (n.) An immense leguminous tree (Pithecolobium Saman) of Venezuela. Its branches form a hemispherical mass, often one hundred and eighty feet across. The sweet pulpy pods are used commonly for feeding cattle. Also called rain tree..

Cross-purpose :: Cross-purpose (n.) A counter or opposing purpose; hence, that which is inconsistent or contradictory..

Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river..

Leap :: Leap (v. t.) To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch..

Weaken :: Weaken (v. i.) To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the patient weakened; the witness weakened on cross-examination..

Rynd :: Rynd (n.) A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone by which the stone is supported on the spindle.

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