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Prearrange :: Prearrange (v. t.) To arrange beforehand.

Ferule :: Ferule (n.) A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment..

Flush :: Flush (n.) A hand of cards of the same suit.

Chaffer :: Chaffer (n.) Bargaining; merchandise.

Whist :: Whist (n.) A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires silence and close attention. It is played by four persons (those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finished, and the cards are again shuffled and distributed..

Operator :: Operator (n.) One who performs some act upon the human body by means of the hand, or with instruments..

Gag :: Gag (n.) A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some seasonable or local allusion..

Pat :: Pat (v. t.) To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog..

Underhand :: Underhand (adv.) In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.

Malleus :: Malleus (n.) The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of Far..

Tantalus :: Tantalus (n.) A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them..

Prefine :: Prefine (v. t.) To limit beforehand.

Jobbery :: "Jobbery (n.) Underhand management; official corruption; as, municipal jobbery..

Manualist :: Manualist (n.) One who works with the hands; an artificer.

Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball..

Handi-craftsman :: Handi-craftsman (n.) A man skilled or employed in handcraft.

Mystery :: Mystery (n.) A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied..

Sistrum :: Sistrum () An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia..

Foul :: Foul (v. t.) To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire..

Box :: Box (n.) A blow on the head or ear with the hand.

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