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Martinmas :: Martinmas (n.) The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; -- often called martlemans..

Martingal :: Martingal (n.) The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the martingale of a harness..

Progne :: Progne (n.) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See Martin.

Smartweed :: Smartweed (n.) An acrid plant of the genus Polygonum (P. Hydropiper), which produces smarting if applied where the skin is tender..

Martlet :: Martlet (n.) The European house martin.

Martineta :: Martineta (n.) A species of tinamou (Calopezus elegans), having a long slender crest..

Martinetism :: Martinetism (n.) The principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, etc..

Siemens-martin Process :: Siemens-Martin process () See Open-hearth process, etc., under Open..

Bite :: Bite (v. i.) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent; as, it bites like pepper or mustard..

Martinet :: Martinet (n.) In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods..

Martingal :: Martingal (n.) A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing..

Martingal :: Martingal (n.) A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself..

Martin :: Martin (n.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows..

Smarting :: Smarting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smar.

Witchuck :: Witchuck (n.) The sand martin, or bank swallow..

Free-martin :: Free-martin (n.) An imperfect female calf, twinborn with a male..

Martinet :: Martinet (n.) The martin.

Hirundo :: Hirundo (n.) A genus of birds including the swallows and martins.

Martlet :: Martlet (n.) A bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.

Bite :: Bite (v. t.) To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense; as, pepper bites the mouth..

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