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snip
(encz) | snip,odstřihnout Zdeněk Brož |
snip
(encz) | snip,střihnutí n: Zdeněk Brož |
snip
(encz) | snip,ustřihnout v: Zdeněk Brož |
snip
(encz) | snip,ustřižení Zdeněk Brož |
Snip
(gcide) | Snip \Snip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snipped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Snipping.] [D. snippen; akin to G. schnippen.]
To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with
shears or scissors; to clip off suddenly; to nip; hence, to
break off; to snatch away.
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Curbed and snipped in my younger years by fear of my
parents from those vicious excrescences to which that
age was subject. --Fuller.
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The captain seldom ordered anything out of the ship's
stores . . . but I snipped some of it for my own share.
--De Foe.
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Snip
(gcide) | Snip \Snip\, n.
1. A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip. --Shak.
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2. A small shred; a bit cut off. --Wiseman.
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3. A share; a snack. [Obs.] --L'Estrange
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4. A tailor. [Slang] --Nares. C. Kingsley.
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5. Small hand shears for cutting sheet metal.
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snip
(wn) | snip
n 1: a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been
snipped off) [syn: snip, snippet, snipping]
2: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: clip, clipping,
snip]
v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the
flowers" [syn: nip, nip off, clip, snip, {snip
off}]
2: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim,
lop, dress, prune, cut back] |
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snippet
(mass) | snippet
- kúsok |
common snipe
(encz) | common snipe, n: |
cow parsnip
(encz) | cow parsnip, n: |
cultivated parsnip
(encz) | cultivated parsnip, n: |
great snipe
(encz) | great snipe, n: |
greater water parsnip
(encz) | greater water parsnip, n: |
guttersnipe
(encz) | guttersnipe,uličník Jaroslav Šedivý |
half snipe
(encz) | half snipe, n: |
jacksnipe
(encz) | jacksnipe, n: |
parsnip
(encz) | parsnip,pastiňák n: Zdeněk Brož |
parsnips
(encz) | parsnips,pastiňáky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
red-breasted snipe
(encz) | red-breasted snipe, n: |
snip off
(encz) | snip off, v: |
snipe
(encz) | snipe,bekasina n: [bio.] bahňák, dlouhokřídlý Pinosnipe,kritizovat v: Zdeněk Brožsnipe,ostřelovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
snipe hunt
(encz) | snipe hunt, n: |
snipefish
(encz) | snipefish, n: |
sniper
(encz) | sniper,odstřelovač n: sniper,ostřelovač n: Zdeněk Brož |
sniper rifle
(encz) | sniper rifle, n: |
snipped
(encz) | snipped, |
snippet
(encz) | snippet,kousek n: Zdeněk Brožsnippet,odstřižek n: Zdeněk Brožsnippet,úryvek n: Zdeněk Brožsnippet,zlomek n: Zdeněk Brož |
snippets
(encz) | snippets,úryvky n: pl. Zdeněk Brožsnippets,útržky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
snipping
(encz) | snipping,ústřižek Jaroslav Šedivý |
snippy
(encz) | snippy, |
snips
(encz) | snips, n: |
tinsnips
(encz) | tinsnips, n: |
water parsnip
(encz) | water parsnip, n: |
whole snipe
(encz) | whole snipe, n: |
wild parsnip
(encz) | wild parsnip, n: |
woodcock snipe
(encz) | woodcock snipe, n: |
brown snipe
(gcide) | Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia,
qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel,
OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]
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1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and
several allied genera of the Old World, especially the
common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain
quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble
quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp
quail (Synoicus australis).
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging
to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially
the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and {Maryland
quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla
Californica}).
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied
genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted
quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
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4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought
to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of
the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted
species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus).
See Turnix.
Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species
of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the
smallest game bird of India.
Mountain quail. See under Mountain.
Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net
or within range.
Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground
pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera.
Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk
(Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]).
Quail pipe. See Quail call, above.
Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe;
-- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe.
Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]
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cherry snipe
(gcide) | Cherry \Cher"ry\ (ch[e^]r"r[y^]), n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr.
F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L.
cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. keraso`s, perh. fr. ke`ras horn,
from the hardness of the wood.]
1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also
includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony
stone;
(a) The common garden cherry (Prunus Cerasus), of which
several hundred varieties are cultivated for the
fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart,
black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke
(corrupted from M['e]doc in France).
(b) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black
cherry), valued for its timber; Prunus Virginiana
(choke cherry), an American shrub which bears
astringent fruit; Prunus avium and Prunus Padus,
European trees (bird cherry).
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2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors
and flavors.
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3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry,
used in cabinetmaking, etc.
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4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
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Barbadoes cherry. See under Barbadoes.
Cherry bird (Zool.), an American bird; the cedar bird; --
so called from its fondness for cherries.
Cherry bounce, cherry brandy and sugar.
Cherry brandy, brandy in which cherries have been steeped.
Cherry laurel (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus
Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous
leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.
Cherry pepper (Bot.), a species of Capsicum ({Capsicum
cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant
cherry-shaped fruit.
Cherry pit.
(a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a
hole. --Shak.
(b) A cherry stone.
Cherry rum, rum in which cherries have been steeped.
Cherry sucker (Zool.), the European spotted flycatcher
(Musicapa grisola); -- called also cherry chopper
cherry snipe.
Cherry tree, a tree that bears cherries.
Ground cherry, Winter cherry, See Alkekengi.
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Cow parsnip
(gcide) | Parsnip \Pars"nip\ (p[aum]rs"n[i^]p), n. [OE. parsnepe, from a
French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up,
pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.]
(Bot.)
The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated
form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous
plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the
plant itself.
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Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip.
Meadow parsnip, the European cow parsnip.
Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip.
Water parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium,
the species of which are poisonous.
[1913 Webster]Masterwort \Mas"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant
(Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria).
(b) The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant
with a showy colored involucre.
(c) Improperly, the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum).
[1913 Webster]Cow parsnip \Cow" pars`nip\ (-n?p). (Bot.)
A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum
(Heracleum sphondylium in England, and Heracleum lanatum
in America).
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cow parsnip
(gcide) | Parsnip \Pars"nip\ (p[aum]rs"n[i^]p), n. [OE. parsnepe, from a
French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up,
pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.]
(Bot.)
The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated
form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous
plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the
plant itself.
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Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip.
Meadow parsnip, the European cow parsnip.
Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip.
Water parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium,
the species of which are poisonous.
[1913 Webster]Masterwort \Mas"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant
(Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria).
(b) The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant
with a showy colored involucre.
(c) Improperly, the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum).
[1913 Webster]Cow parsnip \Cow" pars`nip\ (-n?p). (Bot.)
A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum
(Heracleum sphondylium in England, and Heracleum lanatum
in America).
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Cow parsnip
(gcide) | Parsnip \Pars"nip\ (p[aum]rs"n[i^]p), n. [OE. parsnepe, from a
French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up,
pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.]
(Bot.)
The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated
form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous
plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the
plant itself.
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Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip.
Meadow parsnip, the European cow parsnip.
Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip.
Water parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium,
the species of which are poisonous.
[1913 Webster]Masterwort \Mas"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant
(Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria).
(b) The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant
with a showy colored involucre.
(c) Improperly, the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum).
[1913 Webster]Cow parsnip \Cow" pars`nip\ (-n?p). (Bot.)
A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum
(Heracleum sphondylium in England, and Heracleum lanatum
in America).
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duck snipe
(gcide) | Willet \Wil"let\, n. (Zool.)
A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); --
called also pill-willet, will-willet, {semipalmated
tattler}, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew.
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Carolina willet, the Hudsonian godwit.
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English snipe
(gcide) | Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe,
snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[imac]pa (in comp.), Dan.
sneppe, Sw. sn[aum]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap.
See Snap, Snaffle.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game
birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long,
slender, nearly straight beak.
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Note: The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago c[oe]lestis)
and the great, or double, snipe (Gallinago major),
are the most important European species. The Wilson's
snipe (Gallinago delicata) (sometimes erroneously
called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or
dowitcher (Macrohamphus griseus), are well-known
American species.
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2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak.
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Half snipe, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.
Jack snipe. See Jacksnipe.
Quail snipe. See under Quail.
Robin snipe, the knot.
Sea snipe. See in the Vocabulary.
Shore snipe, any sandpiper.
Snipe hawk, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
Stone snipe, the tattler.
Summer snipe, the dunlin; the green and the common European
sandpipers.
Winter snipe. See Rock snipe, under Rock.
Woodcock snipe, the great snipe.
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Grass snipe
(gcide) | Barnyard grass, for hay. South. Panicum Grus-galli. Bent,
pasture and hay. Agrostis, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. Cynodon Dactylon. Black bent. Same as {Switch
grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. Poa compressa. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. Aqropyrum glaucum. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
(a) Buchlo["e] dectyloides.
(b) Same as Grama grass (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips, etc. Chess,
or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch
grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum.
(b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina.
(b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Grama
grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
hay. Far West. Festuca scabrella. Guinea grass, hay.
South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New
England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian
rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson
grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus,
several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
Glyceria, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
and hay. Festuca elatior. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
hay, lawn. North. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow
grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Poa, several species.
Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as Grama grass
(above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
Muhlenbergia diffsa. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
Dactylis glomerata. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
sheep. Northwest. Stipa spartea. Quaking grass,
ornamental. Briza media and maxima. Quitch, or
Quick, grass, etc., a weed. Agropyrum repens. Ray
grass. Same as Rye grass (below). Redtop, pasture
and hay. Agrostis vulgaris. Red-topped buffalo
grass, forage. Northwest. Poa tenuifolia. Reed
canary grass, of slight value. Phalaris arundinacea.
Reed meadow grass, hay. North. Glyceria aquatica.
Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. Lolium perenne,
var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
Hierochloa borealis. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
in Northern Europe and Asia. Festuca ovina. Small
reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as Meadow grass
(above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
Seacoast and Northwest. Hordeum jubatum. Switch
grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy,
cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense.
Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in
pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass,
hay. Chrysopogon nutans.
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Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
true grasses botanically considered, such as black
grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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Black grass, a kind of small rush (Juncus Gerardi),
growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
Grass of the Andes, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
avenaceum} of Europe.
Grass of Parnassus, a plant of the genus Parnassia
growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
palustris}; in the United States there are several
species.
Grass bass (Zool.), the calico bass.
Grass bird, the dunlin.
Grass cloth, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
grass-cloth plant.
Grass-cloth plant, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
(B[oe]hmeria nivea syn. Urtica nivea), which grows in
Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
Grass finch. (Zool.)
(a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus}); -- called also vesper sparrow and
bay-winged bunting.
(b) Any Australian finch, of the genus Po["e]phila, of
which several species are known.
Grass lamb, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
and giving rich milk.
Grass land, land kept in grass and not tilled.
Grass moth (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
Crambus, found in grass.
Grass oil, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
India from grasses of the genus Andropogon, etc.; --
used in perfumery under the name of citronella, {ginger
grass oil}, lemon grass oil, essence of verbena etc.
Grass owl (Zool.), a South African owl (Strix Capensis).
Grass parrakeet (Zool.), any of several species of
Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; -- also
applied to the zebra parrakeet.
Grass plover (Zool.), the upland or field plover.
Grass poly (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
Crass quit (Zool.), one of several tropical American
finches of the genus Euetheia. The males have most of
the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
Grass snake. (Zool.)
(a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
natrix}).
(b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
See Green snake, under Green.
Grass snipe (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
maculata}); -- called also jacksnipe in America.
Grass spider (Zool.), a common spider (Agelena n[ae]via),
which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
with dew.
Grass sponge (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
from Florida and the Bahamas.
Grass table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Grass vetch (Bot.), a vetch (Lathyrus Nissolia), with
narrow grasslike leaves.
Grass widow. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
husband. [Slang.]
Grass wrack (Bot.) eelgrass.
To bring to grass (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
surface of the ground.
To put to grass, To put out to grass, to put out to graze
a season, as cattle.
[1913 Webster]Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline
game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas,
Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family
Tringidae.
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Note: The most important North American species are the
pectoral sandpiper (Tringa maculata), called also
brownback, grass snipe, and jacksnipe; the
red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin
(Tringa alpina); the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({Tringa
canutus}); the semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes
pusillus}); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail
(Actitis macularia); the buff-breasted sandpiper
(Tryngites subruficollis), and the Bartramian
sandpiper, or upland plover. See under Upland. Among
the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the
ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucus syn. Tringoides hypoleucus),
called also fiddler, peeper, pleeps, weet-weet,
and summer snipe. Some of the small plovers and
tattlers are also called sandpipers.
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2. (Zool.) A small lamprey eel; the pride.
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Curlew sandpiper. See under Curlew.
Stilt sandpiper. See under Stilt.
[1913 Webster]Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); --
called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and
half snipe.
(b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called
also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
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grass snipe
(gcide) | Barnyard grass, for hay. South. Panicum Grus-galli. Bent,
pasture and hay. Agrostis, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. Cynodon Dactylon. Black bent. Same as {Switch
grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. Poa compressa. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. Aqropyrum glaucum. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
(a) Buchlo["e] dectyloides.
(b) Same as Grama grass (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips, etc. Chess,
or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch
grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum.
(b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina.
(b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Grama
grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
hay. Far West. Festuca scabrella. Guinea grass, hay.
South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New
England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian
rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson
grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus,
several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
Glyceria, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
and hay. Festuca elatior. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
hay, lawn. North. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow
grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Poa, several species.
Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as Grama grass
(above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
Muhlenbergia diffsa. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
Dactylis glomerata. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
sheep. Northwest. Stipa spartea. Quaking grass,
ornamental. Briza media and maxima. Quitch, or
Quick, grass, etc., a weed. Agropyrum repens. Ray
grass. Same as Rye grass (below). Redtop, pasture
and hay. Agrostis vulgaris. Red-topped buffalo
grass, forage. Northwest. Poa tenuifolia. Reed
canary grass, of slight value. Phalaris arundinacea.
Reed meadow grass, hay. North. Glyceria aquatica.
Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. Lolium perenne,
var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
Hierochloa borealis. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
in Northern Europe and Asia. Festuca ovina. Small
reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as Meadow grass
(above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
Seacoast and Northwest. Hordeum jubatum. Switch
grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy,
cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense.
Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in
pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass,
hay. Chrysopogon nutans.
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Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
true grasses botanically considered, such as black
grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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Black grass, a kind of small rush (Juncus Gerardi),
growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
Grass of the Andes, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
avenaceum} of Europe.
Grass of Parnassus, a plant of the genus Parnassia
growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
palustris}; in the United States there are several
species.
Grass bass (Zool.), the calico bass.
Grass bird, the dunlin.
Grass cloth, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
grass-cloth plant.
Grass-cloth plant, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
(B[oe]hmeria nivea syn. Urtica nivea), which grows in
Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
Grass finch. (Zool.)
(a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus}); -- called also vesper sparrow and
bay-winged bunting.
(b) Any Australian finch, of the genus Po["e]phila, of
which several species are known.
Grass lamb, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
and giving rich milk.
Grass land, land kept in grass and not tilled.
Grass moth (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
Crambus, found in grass.
Grass oil, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
India from grasses of the genus Andropogon, etc.; --
used in perfumery under the name of citronella, {ginger
grass oil}, lemon grass oil, essence of verbena etc.
Grass owl (Zool.), a South African owl (Strix Capensis).
Grass parrakeet (Zool.), any of several species of
Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; -- also
applied to the zebra parrakeet.
Grass plover (Zool.), the upland or field plover.
Grass poly (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
Crass quit (Zool.), one of several tropical American
finches of the genus Euetheia. The males have most of
the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
Grass snake. (Zool.)
(a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
natrix}).
(b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
See Green snake, under Green.
Grass snipe (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
maculata}); -- called also jacksnipe in America.
Grass spider (Zool.), a common spider (Agelena n[ae]via),
which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
with dew.
Grass sponge (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
from Florida and the Bahamas.
Grass table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Grass vetch (Bot.), a vetch (Lathyrus Nissolia), with
narrow grasslike leaves.
Grass widow. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
husband. [Slang.]
Grass wrack (Bot.) eelgrass.
To bring to grass (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
surface of the ground.
To put to grass, To put out to grass, to put out to graze
a season, as cattle.
[1913 Webster]Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline
game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas,
Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family
Tringidae.
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Note: The most important North American species are the
pectoral sandpiper (Tringa maculata), called also
brownback, grass snipe, and jacksnipe; the
red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin
(Tringa alpina); the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({Tringa
canutus}); the semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes
pusillus}); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail
(Actitis macularia); the buff-breasted sandpiper
(Tryngites subruficollis), and the Bartramian
sandpiper, or upland plover. See under Upland. Among
the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the
ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucus syn. Tringoides hypoleucus),
called also fiddler, peeper, pleeps, weet-weet,
and summer snipe. Some of the small plovers and
tattlers are also called sandpipers.
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2. (Zool.) A small lamprey eel; the pride.
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Curlew sandpiper. See under Curlew.
Stilt sandpiper. See under Stilt.
[1913 Webster]Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); --
called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and
half snipe.
(b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called
also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
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Gray snipe
(gcide) | Gray \Gray\ (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. Grayer; superl. Grayest.]
[OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw,
OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.]
[Written also grey.]
1. any color of neutral hue between white and black; white
mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of
ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed
color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.
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These gray and dun colors may be also produced by
mixing whites and blacks. --Sir I.
Newton.
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2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.
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3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. -- Ames.
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4. gloomy; dismal.
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Gray antimony (Min.), stibnite.
Gray buck (Zool.), the chickara.
Gray cobalt (Min.), smaltite.
Gray copper (Min.), tetrahedrite.
Gray duck (Zool.), the gadwall; also applied to the female
mallard.
Gray falcon (Zool.) the peregrine falcon.
Gray Friar. See Franciscan, and Friar.
Gray hen (Zool.), the female of the blackcock or black
grouse. See Heath grouse.
Gray mill or Gray millet (Bot.), a name of several plants
of the genus Lithospermum; gromwell.
Gray mullet (Zool.) any one of the numerous species of the
genus Mugil, or family Mugilid[ae], found both in the
Old World and America; as the European species
(Mugilid[ae] capito, and Mugilid[ae] auratus), the
American striped mullet (Mugilid[ae] albula), and the
white or silver mullet (Mugilid[ae] Braziliensis). See
Mullet.
Gray owl (Zool.), the European tawny or brown owl ({Syrnium
aluco}). The great gray owl (Ulula cinerea) inhabits
arctic America.
Gray parrot (Zool.), an African parrot ({Psittacus
erithacus}), very commonly domesticated, and noted for its
aptness in learning to talk. Also called jako.
Gray pike. (Zool.) See Sauger.
Gray snapper (Zool.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer. See
Snapper.
Gray snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher in winter plumage.
Gray whale (Zool.), a rather large and swift whale of the
northern Pacific (Eschrichtius robustus, formerly
Rhachianectes glaucus), having short jaws and no dorsal
fin. It grows to a length of 50 feet (someimes 60 feet).
It was formerly taken in large numbers in the bays of
California, and is now rare; -- called also grayback,
devilfish, and hardhead. It lives up to 50 or 60 years
and adults weigh from 20 to 40 tons.
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Gutter snipe
(gcide) | Gutter \Gut"ter\, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[`e]re,
fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.]
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1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the
rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough.
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2. A small channel at the roadside or elsewhere, to lead off
surface water.
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Gutters running with ale. --Macaulay.
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3. Any narrow channel or groove; as, a gutter formed by
erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
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4. (Bowling) Either of two sunken channels at either side of
the bowling alley, leading directly to the sunken pit
behind the pins. Balls not thrown accurately at the pins
will drop into such a channel bypassing the pins, and
resulting in a score of zero for that bowl.
[PJC]
Gutter member (Arch.), an architectural member made by
treating the outside face of the gutter in a decorative
fashion, or by crowning it with ornaments, regularly
spaced, like a diminutive battlement.
Gutter plane, a carpenter's plane with a rounded bottom for
planing out gutters.
Gutter snipe, a neglected boy running at large; a street
Arab. [Slang]
Gutter stick (Printing), one of the pieces of furniture
which separate pages in a form.
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Guttersnipe
(gcide) | Guttersnipe \Gut"ter*snipe"\, n. (Slang)
1.
(a) A small poster, suitable for a curbstone.
(b) A curbstone broker. [U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. same as street Arab.
[PJC]
3. a person of low moral character.
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Half snipe
(gcide) | Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe,
snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[imac]pa (in comp.), Dan.
sneppe, Sw. sn[aum]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap.
See Snap, Snaffle.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game
birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long,
slender, nearly straight beak.
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Note: The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago c[oe]lestis)
and the great, or double, snipe (Gallinago major),
are the most important European species. The Wilson's
snipe (Gallinago delicata) (sometimes erroneously
called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or
dowitcher (Macrohamphus griseus), are well-known
American species.
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2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak.
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Half snipe, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.
Jack snipe. See Jacksnipe.
Quail snipe. See under Quail.
Robin snipe, the knot.
Sea snipe. See in the Vocabulary.
Shore snipe, any sandpiper.
Snipe hawk, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
Stone snipe, the tattler.
Summer snipe, the dunlin; the green and the common European
sandpipers.
Winter snipe. See Rock snipe, under Rock.
Woodcock snipe, the great snipe.
[1913 Webster]Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); --
called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and
half snipe.
(b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called
also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
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half snipe
(gcide) | Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe,
snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[imac]pa (in comp.), Dan.
sneppe, Sw. sn[aum]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap.
See Snap, Snaffle.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game
birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long,
slender, nearly straight beak.
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Note: The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago c[oe]lestis)
and the great, or double, snipe (Gallinago major),
are the most important European species. The Wilson's
snipe (Gallinago delicata) (sometimes erroneously
called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or
dowitcher (Macrohamphus griseus), are well-known
American species.
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2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak.
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Half snipe, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.
Jack snipe. See Jacksnipe.
Quail snipe. See under Quail.
Robin snipe, the knot.
Sea snipe. See in the Vocabulary.
Shore snipe, any sandpiper.
Snipe hawk, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
Stone snipe, the tattler.
Summer snipe, the dunlin; the green and the common European
sandpipers.
Winter snipe. See Rock snipe, under Rock.
Woodcock snipe, the great snipe.
[1913 Webster]Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); --
called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and
half snipe.
(b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called
also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
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Jack snipe
(gcide) | Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe,
snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[imac]pa (in comp.), Dan.
sneppe, Sw. sn[aum]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap.
See Snap, Snaffle.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game
birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long,
slender, nearly straight beak.
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Note: The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago c[oe]lestis)
and the great, or double, snipe (Gallinago major),
are the most important European species. The Wilson's
snipe (Gallinago delicata) (sometimes erroneously
called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or
dowitcher (Macrohamphus griseus), are well-known
American species.
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2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak.
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Half snipe, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.
Jack snipe. See Jacksnipe.
Quail snipe. See under Quail.
Robin snipe, the knot.
Sea snipe. See in the Vocabulary.
Shore snipe, any sandpiper.
Snipe hawk, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
Stone snipe, the tattler.
Summer snipe, the dunlin; the green and the common European
sandpipers.
Winter snipe. See Rock snipe, under Rock.
Woodcock snipe, the great snipe.
[1913 Webster]Jack \Jack\ (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?,
Heb. Ya 'aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a
supplanter. Cf. Jacobite, Jockey.]
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1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John.
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You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. --Shak.
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2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a
clown; also, a servant; a rustic. "Jack fool." --Chaucer.
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Since every Jack became a gentleman,
There 's many a gentle person made a Jack. --Shak.
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3. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also
Jack tar, and Jack afloat.
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4. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a
subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient
service, and often supplying the place of a boy or
attendant who was commonly called Jack; as:
(a) A device to pull off boots.
(b) A sawhorse or sawbuck.
(c) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke
jack, or kitchen jack.
(b) (Mining) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by
blasting.
(e) (Knitting Machine) A lever for depressing the sinkers
which push the loops down on the needles.
(f) (Warping Machine) A grating to separate and guide the
threads; a heck box.
(g) (Spinning) A machine for twisting the sliver as it
leaves the carding machine.
(h) A compact, portable machine for planing metal.
(i) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather.
(k) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for
multiplying speed.
(l) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent
pipe, to prevent a back draught.
(m) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece
communicating the action of the key to the quill; --
called also hopper.
(n) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the
torch used to attract game at night; also, the light
itself. --C. Hallock.
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5. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting
great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body such as
an automobile through a small distance. It consists of a
lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any
simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a
compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever,
crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a
jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.
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6. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls.
--Shak.
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Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the
jack by delivering his bowl straight forward upon
it. --Sir W.
Scott.
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7. The male of certain animals, as of the ass.
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8. (Zool.)
(a) A young pike; a pickerel.
(b) The jurel.
(c) A large, California rock fish ({Sebastodes
paucispinus}); -- called also boccaccio, and
m['e]rou.
(d) The wall-eyed pike.
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9. A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding
a quarter of a pint. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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10. (Naut.)
(a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly,
usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap;
-- called also union jack. The American jack is a
small blue flag, with a star for each State.
(b) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead,
to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal
shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree. --R. H.
Dana, Jr.
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11. The knave of a suit of playing cards.
12. (pl.) A game played with small (metallic, with
tetrahedrally oriented spikes) objects (the jacks(1950+),
formerly jackstones) that are tossed, caught, picked up,
and arranged on a horizontal surface in various patterns;
in the modern American game, the movements are
accompanied by tossing or bouncing a rubber ball on the
horizontal surface supporting the jacks. same as
jackstones.
[PJC]
13. Money. [slang]
[PJC]
14. Apple jack.
[PJC]
15. Brandy.
[PJC]
Note: Jack is used adjectively in various senses. It
sometimes designates something cut short or diminished
in size; as, a jack timber; a jack rafter; a jack arch,
etc.
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Jack arch, an arch of the thickness of one brick.
Jack back (Brewing & Malt Vinegar Manuf.), a cistern which
receives the wort. See under 1st Back.
Jack block (Naut.), a block fixed in the topgallant or
royal rigging, used for raising and lowering light masts
and spars.
Jack boots, boots reaching above the knee; -- worn in the
17 century by soldiers; afterwards by fishermen, etc.
Jack crosstree. (Naut.) See 10, b, above.
Jack curlew (Zool.), the whimbrel.
Jack frame. (Cotton Spinning) See 4
(g), above.
Jack Frost, frost or cold weather personified as a
mischievous person.
Jack hare, a male hare. --Cowper.
Jack lamp, a lamp for still hunting and camp use. See def.
4
(n.), above.
Jack plane, a joiner's plane used for coarse work.
Jack post, one of the posts which support the crank shaft
of a deep-well-boring apparatus.
Jack pot (Poker Playing), the name given to the stakes,
contributions to which are made by each player
successively, till such a hand is turned as shall take the
"pot," which is the sum total of all the bets. See also
jackpot.
Jack rabbit (Zool.), any one of several species of large
American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The
California species (Lepus Californicus), and that of
Texas and New Mexico (Lepus callotis), have the tail
black above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not
become white in winter. The more northern prairie hare
(Lepus campestris) has the upper side of the tail white,
and in winter its fur becomes nearly white.
Jack rafter (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters
used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United
States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters
resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the
pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves
in some styles of building.
Jack salmon (Zool.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.
Jack sauce, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]
Jack shaft (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a
factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or
gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same
means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.
Jack sinker (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by
the jack to depress the loop of thread between two
needles.
Jack snipe. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.
Jack staff (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon
which the jack is hoisted.
Jack timber (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or
studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the
others.
Jack towel, a towel hung on a roller for common use.
Jack truss (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where
the roof has not its full section.
Jack tree. (Bot.) See 1st Jack, n.
Jack yard (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond
the gaff.
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Blue jack, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.
Hydraulic jack, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or
forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic
press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply
of liquid, as oil.
Jack-at-a-pinch.
(a) One called upon to take the place of another in an
emergency.
(b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional
service for a fee.
Jack-at-all-trades, one who can turn his hand to any kind
of work.
Jack-by-the-hedge (Bot.), a plant of the genus Erysimum
(Erysimum alliaria, or Alliaria officinalis), which
grows under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a
taste not unlike garlic. Called also, in England,
sauce-alone. --Eng. Cyc.
Jack-in-office, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.
Jack-in-the-bush (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit
(Cordia Cylindrostachya).
Jack-in-the-green, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework
of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.
Jack-of-the-buttery (Bot.), the stonecrop (Sedum acre).
Jack-of-the-clock, a figure, usually of a man, on old
clocks, which struck the time on the bell.
Jack-on-both-sides, one who is or tries to be neutral.
Jack-out-of-office, one who has been in office and is
turned out. --Shak.
Jack the Giant Killer, the hero of a well-known nursery
story.
Yellow Jack (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine
flag. See Yellow flag, under Flag.
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jacksnipe
(gcide) | Barnyard grass, for hay. South. Panicum Grus-galli. Bent,
pasture and hay. Agrostis, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. Cynodon Dactylon. Black bent. Same as {Switch
grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. Poa compressa. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. Aqropyrum glaucum. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
(a) Buchlo["e] dectyloides.
(b) Same as Grama grass (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips, etc. Chess,
or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch
grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum.
(b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina.
(b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Grama
grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
hay. Far West. Festuca scabrella. Guinea grass, hay.
South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New
England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian
rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson
grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus,
several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
Glyceria, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
and hay. Festuca elatior. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
hay, lawn. North. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow
grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Poa, several species.
Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as Grama grass
(above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
Muhlenbergia diffsa. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
Dactylis glomerata. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
sheep. Northwest. Stipa spartea. Quaking grass,
ornamental. Briza media and maxima. Quitch, or
Quick, grass, etc., a weed. Agropyrum repens. Ray
grass. Same as Rye grass (below). Redtop, pasture
and hay. Agrostis vulgaris. Red-topped buffalo
grass, forage. Northwest. Poa tenuifolia. Reed
canary grass, of slight value. Phalaris arundinacea.
Reed meadow grass, hay. North. Glyceria aquatica.
Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. Lolium perenne,
var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
Hierochloa borealis. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
in Northern Europe and Asia. Festuca ovina. Small
reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as Meadow grass
(above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
Seacoast and Northwest. Hordeum jubatum. Switch
grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy,
cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense.
Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in
pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass,
hay. Chrysopogon nutans.
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Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
true grasses botanically considered, such as black
grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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Black grass, a kind of small rush (Juncus Gerardi),
growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
Grass of the Andes, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
avenaceum} of Europe.
Grass of Parnassus, a plant of the genus Parnassia
growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
palustris}; in the United States there are several
species.
Grass bass (Zool.), the calico bass.
Grass bird, the dunlin.
Grass cloth, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
grass-cloth plant.
Grass-cloth plant, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
(B[oe]hmeria nivea syn. Urtica nivea), which grows in
Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
Grass finch. (Zool.)
(a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus}); -- called also vesper sparrow and
bay-winged bunting.
(b) Any Australian finch, of the genus Po["e]phila, of
which several species are known.
Grass lamb, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
and giving rich milk.
Grass land, land kept in grass and not tilled.
Grass moth (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
Crambus, found in grass.
Grass oil, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
India from grasses of the genus Andropogon, etc.; --
used in perfumery under the name of citronella, {ginger
grass oil}, lemon grass oil, essence of verbena etc.
Grass owl (Zool.), a South African owl (Strix Capensis).
Grass parrakeet (Zool.), any of several species of
Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; -- also
applied to the zebra parrakeet.
Grass plover (Zool.), the upland or field plover.
Grass poly (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
Crass quit (Zool.), one of several tropical American
finches of the genus Euetheia. The males have most of
the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
Grass snake. (Zool.)
(a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
natrix}).
(b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
See Green snake, under Green.
Grass snipe (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
maculata}); -- called also jacksnipe in America.
Grass spider (Zool.), a common spider (Agelena n[ae]via),
which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
with dew.
Grass sponge (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
from Florida and the Bahamas.
Grass table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Grass vetch (Bot.), a vetch (Lathyrus Nissolia), with
narrow grasslike leaves.
Grass widow. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
husband. [Slang.]
Grass wrack (Bot.) eelgrass.
To bring to grass (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
surface of the ground.
To put to grass, To put out to grass, to put out to graze
a season, as cattle.
[1913 Webster]Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline
game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas,
Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family
Tringidae.
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Note: The most important North American species are the
pectoral sandpiper (Tringa maculata), called also
brownback, grass snipe, and jacksnipe; the
red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin
(Tringa alpina); the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({Tringa
canutus}); the semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes
pusillus}); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail
(Actitis macularia); the buff-breasted sandpiper
(Tryngites subruficollis), and the Bartramian
sandpiper, or upland plover. See under Upland. Among
the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the
ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucus syn. Tringoides hypoleucus),
called also fiddler, peeper, pleeps, weet-weet,
and summer snipe. Some of the small plovers and
tattlers are also called sandpipers.
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2. (Zool.) A small lamprey eel; the pride.
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Curlew sandpiper. See under Curlew.
Stilt sandpiper. See under Stilt.
[1913 Webster]Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); --
called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and
half snipe.
(b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called
also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
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Jacksnipe
(gcide) | Barnyard grass, for hay. South. Panicum Grus-galli. Bent,
pasture and hay. Agrostis, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. Cynodon Dactylon. Black bent. Same as {Switch
grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. Poa compressa. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. Aqropyrum glaucum. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
(a) Buchlo["e] dectyloides.
(b) Same as Grama grass (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips, etc. Chess,
or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch
grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum.
(b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina.
(b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Grama
grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
hay. Far West. Festuca scabrella. Guinea grass, hay.
South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New
England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian
rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson
grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus,
several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
Glyceria, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
and hay. Festuca elatior. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
hay, lawn. North. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow
grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Poa, several species.
Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as Grama grass
(above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
Muhlenbergia diffsa. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
Dactylis glomerata. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
sheep. Northwest. Stipa spartea. Quaking grass,
ornamental. Briza media and maxima. Quitch, or
Quick, grass, etc., a weed. Agropyrum repens. Ray
grass. Same as Rye grass (below). Redtop, pasture
and hay. Agrostis vulgaris. Red-topped buffalo
grass, forage. Northwest. Poa tenuifolia. Reed
canary grass, of slight value. Phalaris arundinacea.
Reed meadow grass, hay. North. Glyceria aquatica.
Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. Lolium perenne,
var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
Hierochloa borealis. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
in Northern Europe and Asia. Festuca ovina. Small
reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as Meadow grass
(above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
Seacoast and Northwest. Hordeum jubatum. Switch
grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy,
cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense.
Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in
pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass,
hay. Chrysopogon nutans.
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Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
true grasses botanically considered, such as black
grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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Black grass, a kind of small rush (Juncus Gerardi),
growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
Grass of the Andes, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
avenaceum} of Europe.
Grass of Parnassus, a plant of the genus Parnassia
growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
palustris}; in the United States there are several
species.
Grass bass (Zool.), the calico bass.
Grass bird, the dunlin.
Grass cloth, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
grass-cloth plant.
Grass-cloth plant, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
(B[oe]hmeria nivea syn. Urtica nivea), which grows in
Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
Grass finch. (Zool.)
(a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus}); -- called also vesper sparrow and
bay-winged bunting.
(b) Any Australian finch, of the genus Po["e]phila, of
which several species are known.
Grass lamb, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
and giving rich milk.
Grass land, land kept in grass and not tilled.
Grass moth (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
Crambus, found in grass.
Grass oil, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
India from grasses of the genus Andropogon, etc.; --
used in perfumery under the name of citronella, {ginger
grass oil}, lemon grass oil, essence of verbena etc.
Grass owl (Zool.), a South African owl (Strix Capensis).
Grass parrakeet (Zool.), any of several species of
Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; -- also
applied to the zebra parrakeet.
Grass plover (Zool.), the upland or field plover.
Grass poly (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
Crass quit (Zool.), one of several tropical American
finches of the genus Euetheia. The males have most of
the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
Grass snake. (Zool.)
(a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
natrix}).
(b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
See Green snake, under Green.
Grass snipe (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
maculata}); -- called also jacksnipe in America.
Grass spider (Zool.), a common spider (Agelena n[ae]via),
which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
with dew.
Grass sponge (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
from Florida and the Bahamas.
Grass table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Grass vetch (Bot.), a vetch (Lathyrus Nissolia), with
narrow grasslike leaves.
Grass widow. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
husband. [Slang.]
Grass wrack (Bot.) eelgrass.
To bring to grass (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
surface of the ground.
To put to grass, To put out to grass, to put out to graze
a season, as cattle.
[1913 Webster]Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline
game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas,
Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family
Tringidae.
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Note: The most important North American species are the
pectoral sandpiper (Tringa maculata), called also
brownback, grass snipe, and jacksnipe; the
red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin
(Tringa alpina); the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({Tringa
canutus}); the semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes
pusillus}); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail
(Actitis macularia); the buff-breasted sandpiper
(Tryngites subruficollis), and the Bartramian
sandpiper, or upland plover. See under Upland. Among
the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the
ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucus syn. Tringoides hypoleucus),
called also fiddler, peeper, pleeps, weet-weet,
and summer snipe. Some of the small plovers and
tattlers are also called sandpipers.
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2. (Zool.) A small lamprey eel; the pride.
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Curlew sandpiper. See under Curlew.
Stilt sandpiper. See under Stilt.
[1913 Webster]Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); --
called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and
half snipe.
(b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called
also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
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Meadow parsnip
(gcide) | Parsnip \Pars"nip\ (p[aum]rs"n[i^]p), n. [OE. parsnepe, from a
French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up,
pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.]
(Bot.)
The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated
form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous
plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the
plant itself.
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Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip.
Meadow parsnip, the European cow parsnip.
Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip.
Water parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium,
the species of which are poisonous.
[1913 Webster]Meadow \Mead"ow\, a.
Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow;
produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. "Fat meadow
ground." --Milton.
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Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see
the particular word in the Vocabulary.
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Meadow beauty. (Bot.) Same as Deergrass.
Meadow foxtail (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass
(Alopecurus pratensis) resembling timothy, but with
softer spikes.
Meadow hay, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in
uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or
bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.]
Meadow hen. (Zool.)
(a) The American bittern. See Stake-driver.
(b) The American coot (Fulica).
(c) The clapper rail.
Meadow mouse (Zool.), any mouse of the genus Arvicola, as
the common American species Arvicola riparia; -- called
also field mouse, and field vole.
Meadow mussel (Zool.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola
plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes.
Meadow ore (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite.
Meadow parsnip. (Bot.) See under Parsnip.
Meadow pink. (Bot.) See under Pink.
Meadow pipit (Zool.), a small singing bird of the genus
Anthus, as Anthus pratensis, of Europe.
Meadow rue (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus
Thalictrum, having compound leaves and numerous white
flowers. There are many species.
Meadow saffron. (Bot.) See under Saffron.
Meadow sage. (Bot.) See under Sage.
Meadow saxifrage (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe
(Silaus pratensis), somewhat resembling fennel.
Meadow snipe (Zool.), the common or jack snipe.
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Meadow snipe
(gcide) | Meadow \Mead"ow\, a.
Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow;
produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. "Fat meadow
ground." --Milton.
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Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see
the particular word in the Vocabulary.
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Meadow beauty. (Bot.) Same as Deergrass.
Meadow foxtail (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass
(Alopecurus pratensis) resembling timothy, but with
softer spikes.
Meadow hay, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in
uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or
bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.]
Meadow hen. (Zool.)
(a) The American bittern. See Stake-driver.
(b) The American coot (Fulica).
(c) The clapper rail.
Meadow mouse (Zool.), any mouse of the genus Arvicola, as
the common American species Arvicola riparia; -- called
also field mouse, and field vole.
Meadow mussel (Zool.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola
plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes.
Meadow ore (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite.
Meadow parsnip. (Bot.) See under Parsnip.
Meadow pink. (Bot.) See under Pink.
Meadow pipit (Zool.), a small singing bird of the genus
Anthus, as Anthus pratensis, of Europe.
Meadow rue (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus
Thalictrum, having compound leaves and numerous white
flowers. There are many species.
Meadow saffron. (Bot.) See under Saffron.
Meadow sage. (Bot.) See under Sage.
Meadow saxifrage (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe
(Silaus pratensis), somewhat resembling fennel.
Meadow snipe (Zool.), the common or jack snipe.
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Parsnip
(gcide) | Parsnip \Pars"nip\ (p[aum]rs"n[i^]p), n. [OE. parsnepe, from a
French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up,
pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.]
(Bot.)
The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated
form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous
plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the
plant itself.
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Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip.
Meadow parsnip, the European cow parsnip.
Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip.
Water parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium,
the species of which are poisonous.
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Poison parsnip
(gcide) | Parsnip \Pars"nip\ (p[aum]rs"n[i^]p), n. [OE. parsnepe, from a
French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up,
pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.]
(Bot.)
The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated
form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous
plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the
plant itself.
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Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip.
Meadow parsnip, the European cow parsnip.
Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip.
Water parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium,
the species of which are poisonous.
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Pool snipe
(gcide) | Pool \Pool\, n. [F. poule, properly, a hen. See Pullet.]
[Written also poule.]
1. The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards,
etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has
contributed a snare; also, the receptacle for the stakes.
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2. A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a
certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public
billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the
entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of
skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table.
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Note: This game is played variously, but commonly with
fifteen balls, besides one cue ball, the contest being
to drive the most balls into the pockets.
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He plays pool at the billiard houses.
--Thackeray.
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3. In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays
a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds
being divided among the winners.
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4. Any gambling or commercial venture in which several
persons join.
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5. A combination of persons contributing money to be used for
the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price
of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the
aggregate of the sums so contributed; as, the pool took
all the wheat offered below the limit; he put $10,000 into
the pool.
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6. (Railroads) A mutual arrangement between competing lines,
by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then
distributed pro rata according to agreement.
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7. (Law) An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to
different people in a community, in a common fund, to be
charged with common liabilities.
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Pin pool, a variety of the game of billiards in which small
wooden pins are set up to be knocked down by the balls.
Pool ball, one of the colored ivory balls used in playing
the game at billiards called pool.
Pool snipe (Zool.), the European redshank. [Prov. Eng.]
Pool table, a billiard table with pockets.
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Prairie snipe
(gcide) | Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
and the Rocky mountains.
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From the forests and the prairies,
From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow.
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2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
natural meadow.
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Prairie chicken (Zool.), any American grouse of the genus
Tympanuchus, especially Tympanuchus Americanus
(formerly Tympanuchus cupido), which inhabits the
prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the
sharp-tailed grouse.
Prairie clover (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in
dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
the prairies of the United States.
Prairie dock (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
flowers, found in the Western prairies.
Prairie dog (Zool.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot.
Prairie grouse. Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie hare (Zool.), a large long-eared Western hare
(Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack.
Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zool.), a falcon of Western
North America (Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts are
brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under
parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
Prairie hen. (Zool.) Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
Western United States; -- also called swamp itch,
winter itch.
Prairie marmot. (Zool.) Same as Prairie dog, above.
Prairie mole (Zool.), a large American mole ({Scalops
argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
Prairie pigeon, Prairie plover, or Prairie snipe
(Zool.), the upland plover. See Plover, n., 2.
Prairie rattlesnake (Zool.), the massasauga.
Prairie snake (Zool.), a large harmless American snake
(Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged
with brown above.
Prairie squirrel (Zool.), any American ground squirrel of
the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; -- called
also gopher.
Prairie turnip (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta) of the
Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie.
Prairie warbler (Zool.), a bright-colored American warbler
(Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow, with a
group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and
the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of
the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer
tail feathers partly white.
Prairie wolf. (Zool.) See Coyote.
[1913 Webster]Upland \Up"land\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in
situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
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Sometimes, with secure delight
The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton.
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2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the
neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.W2]
" The race of upland giants." --Chapman.
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Upland moccasin. (Zool.) See Moccasin.
Upland sandpiper, or Upland plover (Zool.), a large
American sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) much valued as
a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields
and uplands. Called also Bartramian sandpiper,
Bartram's tattler, field plover, grass plover,
highland plover, hillbird, humility, {prairie
plover}, prairie pigeon, prairie snipe, papabote,
quaily, and uplander.
Upland sumach (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus
Rhus (Rhus glabra), used in tanning and dyeing.
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prairie snipe
(gcide) | Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
and the Rocky mountains.
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From the forests and the prairies,
From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow.
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2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
natural meadow.
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Prairie chicken (Zool.), any American grouse of the genus
Tympanuchus, especially Tympanuchus Americanus
(formerly Tympanuchus cupido), which inhabits the
prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the
sharp-tailed grouse.
Prairie clover (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in
dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
the prairies of the United States.
Prairie dock (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
flowers, found in the Western prairies.
Prairie dog (Zool.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot.
Prairie grouse. Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie hare (Zool.), a large long-eared Western hare
(Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack.
Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zool.), a falcon of Western
North America (Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts are
brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under
parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
Prairie hen. (Zool.) Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
Western United States; -- also called swamp itch,
winter itch.
Prairie marmot. (Zool.) Same as Prairie dog, above.
Prairie mole (Zool.), a large American mole ({Scalops
argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
Prairie pigeon, Prairie plover, or Prairie snipe
(Zool.), the upland plover. See Plover, n., 2.
Prairie rattlesnake (Zool.), the massasauga.
Prairie snake (Zool.), a large harmless American snake
(Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged
with brown above.
Prairie squirrel (Zool.), any American ground squirrel of
the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; -- called
also gopher.
Prairie turnip (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta) of the
Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie.
Prairie warbler (Zool.), a bright-colored American warbler
(Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow, with a
group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and
the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of
the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer
tail feathers partly white.
Prairie wolf. (Zool.) See Coyote.
[1913 Webster]Upland \Up"land\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in
situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
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Sometimes, with secure delight
The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton.
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2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the
neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.W2]
" The race of upland giants." --Chapman.
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Upland moccasin. (Zool.) See Moccasin.
Upland sandpiper, or Upland plover (Zool.), a large
American sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) much valued as
a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields
and uplands. Called also Bartramian sandpiper,
Bartram's tattler, field plover, grass plover,
highland plover, hillbird, humility, {prairie
plover}, prairie pigeon, prairie snipe, papabote,
quaily, and uplander.
Upland sumach (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus
Rhus (Rhus glabra), used in tanning and dyeing.
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Quail snipe
(gcide) | Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe,
snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[imac]pa (in comp.), Dan.
sneppe, Sw. sn[aum]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap.
See Snap, Snaffle.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game
birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long,
slender, nearly straight beak.
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Note: The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago c[oe]lestis)
and the great, or double, snipe (Gallinago major),
are the most important European species. The Wilson's
snipe (Gallinago delicata) (sometimes erroneously
called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or
dowitcher (Macrohamphus griseus), are well-known
American species.
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2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak.
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Half snipe, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.
Jack snipe. See Jacksnipe.
Quail snipe. See under Quail.
Robin snipe, the knot.
Sea snipe. See in the Vocabulary.
Shore snipe, any sandpiper.
Snipe hawk, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
Stone snipe, the tattler.
Summer snipe, the dunlin; the green and the common European
sandpipers.
Winter snipe. See Rock snipe, under Rock.
Woodcock snipe, the great snipe.
[1913 Webster]Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia,
qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel,
OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]
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1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and
several allied genera of the Old World, especially the
common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain
quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble
quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp
quail (Synoicus australis).
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging
to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially
the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and {Maryland
quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla
Californica}).
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied
genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted
quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
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4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought
to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of
the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted
species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus).
See Turnix.
Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species
of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the
smallest game bird of India.
Mountain quail. See under Mountain.
Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net
or within range.
Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground
pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera.
Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk
(Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]).
Quail pipe. See Quail call, above.
Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe;
-- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe.
Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]
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