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Breeze Fly :: Breeze fly (n.) A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies..

Ytterbium :: Ytterbium (n.) A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite. Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. Cf. Yttrium..

Gad :: Gad (n.) A pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc..

Speckled-belly :: Speckled-belly (n.) The gadwall.

Tomcod :: Tomcod (n.) A small edible American fish (Microgadus tomcod) of the Codfish family, very abundant in autumn on the Atlantic coast of the Northen United States; -- called also frostfish. See Illust. under Frostfish..

Pollock :: Pollock (n.) A marine gadoid fish (Pollachius carbonarius), native both of the European and American coasts. It is allied to the cod, and like it is salted and dried. In England it is called coalfish, lob, podley, podling, pollack, etc..

Gadoid :: Gadoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the family of fishes (Gadidae) which includes the cod, haddock, and hake..

Bluff :: Bluff (n.) An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff..

Rodomont :: Rodomont (n.) A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio.

Commodore :: Commodore (n.) An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army..

Gadded :: Gadded (imp. & p. p.) of Ga.

Dorse :: Dorse (n.) The Baltic or variable cod (Gadus callarias), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish..

Gadling :: Gadling (n.) A roving vagabond.

Demibrigade :: Demibrigade (n.) A half brigade.

Gaditanian :: Gaditanian (a.) Of or relating to Cadiz, in Spain..

Erbium :: Erbium (n.) A rare metallic element associated with several other rare elements in the mineral gadolinite from Ytterby in Sweden. Symbol Er. Atomic weight 165.9. Its salts are rose-colored and give characteristic spectra. Its sesquioxide is called erbia.

Swasher :: Swashbuckler (n.) A bully or braggadocio; a swaggering, boastful fellow; a swaggerer..

Bullfly :: Bullfly (n.) Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies..

Burden :: Burden (n.) A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds..

Gad :: Gad (n.) The point of a spear, or an arrowhead..

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