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Sixpence :: Sixpence (n.) An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents..

Batman :: Batman (n.) A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds..

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

Finger :: Finger (n.) The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a measure in domestic use in the United States, of about four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard..

Windlass :: Windlass (v. i.) To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.

Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses..

Drapery :: Drapery (n.) A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as: (a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the body, or shown in the representations of the human figure in art. (b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed..

Myrtaceous :: Myrtaceous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large and important natural order of trees and shrubs (Myrtaceae), of which the myrtle is the type. It includes the genera Eucalyptus, Pimenta, Lechythis, and about seventy more..

Holly :: Holly (n.) A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aguifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas..

Hammock :: Hammock (n.) A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends..

So :: So (adv.) About the number, time, or quantity specified; thereabouts; more or less; as, I will spend a week or so in the country; I have read only a page or so..

Spin :: Spin (v. i.) To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis..

Fuss :: Fuss (v. i.) To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.

Ambulate :: Ambulate (v. i.) To walk; to move about.

Rhizopoda :: Rhizopoda (n. pl.) An extensive class of Protozoa, including those which have pseudopodia, by means of which they move about and take their food. The principal groups are Lobosa (or Am/bea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See Protozoa..

Porbeagle :: Porbeagle (n.) A species of shark (Lamna cornubica), about eight feet long, having a pointed nose and a crescent-shaped tail; -- called also mackerel shark..

Ordinand :: Ordinand (n.) One about to be ordained.

Shatter :: Shatter (v. t.) To scatter about.

Twine :: Twine (n.) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.

Induplicate :: Induplicate (a.) Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping; -- said of leaves in vernation.

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