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Saponifiable \Sa*pon*i*fi`a*ble\, a. Capable of conversion into soap; as, a saponifiable substance. | |
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Saponification \Sa*pon`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. saponification. See {Saponify}.] The act, process, or result, of soap making; conversion into soap; specifically (Chem.), the decomposition of fats and other ethereal salts by alkalies; as, the saponification of ethyl acetate. | |
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Saponify \Sa*pon"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saponified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saponifying}.] [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F. saponifier.] To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate. | |
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Saponifier \Sa*pon"i*fi`er\, n. (Chem.) That which saponifies; any reagent used to cause saponification. | |
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Saponify \Sa*pon"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saponified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saponifying}.] [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F. saponifier.] To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate. | |
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Saponify \Sa*pon"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saponified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saponifying}.] [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F. saponifier.] To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate. | |
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Savanna \Sa*van"na\, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp. sabana, F. savane.] A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or reeds, -- but destitute of trees. [Spelt also {savannah}.] Savannahs are clear pieces of land without woods. --Dampier. {Savanna flower} (Bot.), a West Indian name for several climbing apocyneous plants of the genus {Echites}. {Savanna sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), an American sparrow ({Ammodramus sandwichensis} or {Passerculus savanna}) of which several varieties are found on grassy plains from Alaska to the Eastern United States. {Savanna wattle} (Bot.), a name of two West Indian trees of the genus {Citharexylum}. | |
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High \High\, n. 1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven. 2. People of rank or high station; as, high and low. 3. (Card Playing) The highest card dealt or drawn. {High, low, jack, and the game}, a game at cards; -- also called {all fours}, {old sledge}, and {seven up}. {In high and low}, utterly; completely; in every respect. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {On high}, aloft; above. The dayspring from on high hath visited us. --Luke i. 78. {The Most High}, the Supreme Being; God. | |
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Sevenfold \Sev"en*fold`\, a. Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to seven times the size or amount. [bd]Sevenfold rage.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Sevenfold \Sev"en*fold`\, adv. Seven times as much or as often. Whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. --Gen. iv. 15. | |
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Seven-up \Sev"en-up`\, n. The game of cards called also {all fours}, and {old sledge}. [U. S.] | |
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Ballast \Bal"last\, n. [D. ballast; akin to Dan. baglast, ballast, OSw. barlast, Sw. ballast. The first part is perh. the same word as E. bare, adj.; the second is last a burden, and hence the meaning a bare, or mere, load. See {Bare}, a., and {Last} load.] 1. (Naut.) Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing. 2. Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness. 3. Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid. 4. The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete. 5. Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security. It [piety] is the right ballast of prosperity. --Barrow. {Ballast engine}, a steam engine used in excavating and for digging and raising stones and gravel for ballast. {Ship in ballast}, a ship carring only ballast. | |
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Siphon \Si"phon\, n. [F. siphon, L. sipho, -onis, fr. Gr. [?][?][?] a siphon, tube, pipe.] 1. A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level, as from one vessel to another, over an intermediate elevation, by the action of the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up the shorter branch of the pipe immersed in it, while the continued excess of weight of the liquid in the longer branch (when once filled) causes a continuous flow. The flow takes place only when the discharging extremity of the pipe ia lower than the higher liquid surface, and when no part of the pipe is higher above the surface than the same liquid will rise by atmospheric pressure; that is, about 33 feet for water, and 30 inches for mercury, near the sea level. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) One of the tubes or folds of the mantle border of a bivalve or gastropod mollusk by which water is conducted into the gill cavity. See Illust. under {Mya}, and {Lamellibranchiata}. (b) The anterior prolongation of the margin of any gastropod shell for the protection of the soft siphon. (c) The tubular organ through which water is ejected from the gill cavity of a cephaloid. It serves as a locomotive organ, by guiding and confining the jet of water. Called also {siphuncle}. See Illust. under {Loligo}, and {Dibranchiata}. (d) The siphuncle of a cephalopod shell. (e) The sucking proboscis of certain parasitic insects and crustaceans. (f) A sproutlike prolongation in front of the mouth of many gephyreans. (g) A tubular organ connected both with the esophagus and the intestine of certain sea urchins and annelids. 3. A siphon bottle. {Inverted siphon}, a tube bent like a siphon, but having the branches turned upward; specifically (Hydraulic Engineering), a pipe for conducting water beneath a depressed place, as from one hill to another across an intervening valley, following the depression of the ground. {Siphon barometer}. See under {Barometer}. {Siphon bottle}, a bottle for holding a[89]rated water, which is driven out through a bent tube in the neck by the gas within the bottle when a valve in the tube is opened; -- called also {gazogene}, and {siphoid}. | |
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Barometer \Ba*rom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] weight + -meter: cf. F. barom[8a]tre.] An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent. Note: The barometer was invented by Torricelli at Florence about 1643. It is made in its simplest form by filling a graduated glass tube about 34 inches long with mercury and inverting it in a cup containing mercury. The column of mercury in the tube descends until balanced by the weight of the atmosphere, and its rise or fall under varying conditions is a measure of the change in the atmospheric pressure. At the sea level its ordinary height is about 30 inches (760 millimeters). See {Sympiesometer}. --Nichol. {Aneroid barometer}. See {Aneroid barometer}, under {Aneroid}. {Marine barometer}, a barometer with tube contracted at bottom to prevent rapid oscillations of the mercury, and suspended in gimbals from an arm or support on shipboard. {Mountain barometer}, a portable mercurial barometer with tripod support, and long scale, for measuring heights. {Siphon barometer}, a barometer having a tube bent like a hook with the longer leg closed at the top. The height of the mercury in the longer leg shows the pressure of the atmosphere. {Wheel barometer}, a barometer with recurved tube, and a float, from which a cord passes over a pulley and moves an index. | |
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Siphon \Si"phon\, n. [F. siphon, L. sipho, -onis, fr. Gr. [?][?][?] a siphon, tube, pipe.] 1. A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level, as from one vessel to another, over an intermediate elevation, by the action of the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up the shorter branch of the pipe immersed in it, while the continued excess of weight of the liquid in the longer branch (when once filled) causes a continuous flow. The flow takes place only when the discharging extremity of the pipe ia lower than the higher liquid surface, and when no part of the pipe is higher above the surface than the same liquid will rise by atmospheric pressure; that is, about 33 feet for water, and 30 inches for mercury, near the sea level. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) One of the tubes or folds of the mantle border of a bivalve or gastropod mollusk by which water is conducted into the gill cavity. See Illust. under {Mya}, and {Lamellibranchiata}. (b) The anterior prolongation of the margin of any gastropod shell for the protection of the soft siphon. (c) The tubular organ through which water is ejected from the gill cavity of a cephaloid. It serves as a locomotive organ, by guiding and confining the jet of water. Called also {siphuncle}. See Illust. under {Loligo}, and {Dibranchiata}. (d) The siphuncle of a cephalopod shell. (e) The sucking proboscis of certain parasitic insects and crustaceans. (f) A sproutlike prolongation in front of the mouth of many gephyreans. (g) A tubular organ connected both with the esophagus and the intestine of certain sea urchins and annelids. 3. A siphon bottle. {Inverted siphon}, a tube bent like a siphon, but having the branches turned upward; specifically (Hydraulic Engineering), a pipe for conducting water beneath a depressed place, as from one hill to another across an intervening valley, following the depression of the ground. {Siphon barometer}. See under {Barometer}. {Siphon bottle}, a bottle for holding a[89]rated water, which is driven out through a bent tube in the neck by the gas within the bottle when a valve in the tube is opened; -- called also {gazogene}, and {siphoid}. | |
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{Siphon condenser}, a condenser for a steam engine, in which the vacuum is maintained by the downward flow of water through a vertical pipe of great height. {Siphon cup}, a cup with a siphon attached for carrying off any liquid in it; specifically (Mach.), an oil cup in which oil is carried over the edge of a tube in a cotton wick, and so reaches the surface to be lubricated. {Siphon gauge}. See under {Gauge}. {Siphon pump}, a jet pump. See under {Jet}, n. | |
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Siphonifer \Si*phon"i*fer\, n. [NL., fr. L. sipho, -onis, siphon + ferre to bear.] (Zo[94]l.) Any cephalopod having a siphonate shell. | |
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Siphoniferous \Si"phon*if"er*ous\, a. [Siphon + -ferous.] (Zo[94]l.) Siphon-bearing, as the shell of the nautilus and other cephalopods. | |
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Siphonobranchiate \Si`pho*no*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having a siphon, or siphons, to convey water to the gills; belonging or pertaining to the Siphonobranchiata. -- n. One of the Siphonobranchiata. | |
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Siphonophoran \Si`pho*noph"o*ran\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Belonging to the Siphonophora. -- n. One of the Siphonophora. | |
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Siphonophore \Si*phon"o*phore\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Siphonophora. | |
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Span \Span\, n. [AS. spann; akin to D. span, OHG. spanna, G. spanne, Icel. sp[94]nn. [root]170. See {Span}, v. t. ] 1. The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom. 2. Hence, a small space or a brief portion of time. Yet not to earth's contracted span Thy goodness let me bound. --Pope. Life's but a span; I'll every inch enjoy. --Farquhar. 3. The spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between its supports. 4. (Naut.) A rope having its ends made fast so that a purchase can be hooked to the bight; also, a rope made fast in the center so that both ends can be used. 5. [Cf. D. span, Sw. spann, Dan. sp[91]nd, G. gespann. See {Span}, v. t. ] A pair of horses or other animals driven together; usually, such a pair of horses when similar in color, form, and action. {Span blocks} (Naut.), blocks at the topmast and topgallant-mast heads, for the studding-sail halyards. {Span counter}, an old English child's game, in which one throws a counter on the ground, and another tries to hit it with his counter, or to get his counter so near it that he can span the space between them, and touch both the counters. --Halliwell. [bd]Henry V., in whose time boys went to span counter for French crowns.[b8] --Shak. {Span iron} (Naut.), a special kind of harpoon, usually secured just below the gunwale of a whaleboat. {Span roof}, a common roof, having two slopes and one ridge, with eaves on both sides. --Gwilt. {Span shackle} (Naut.), a large bolt driven through the forecastle deck, with a triangular shackle in the head to receive the heel of the old-fashioned fish davit. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. | |
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Spanpiece \Span"piece\, n. (Arch.) The collar of a roof; sparpiece. | |
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Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[uacute]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. 2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats. Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in the United States, to maize, or {Indian corn}, of which there are several kinds; as, {yellow corn}, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when ripe; {white [or] southern corn}, which grows to a great height, and has long white kernels; {sweet corn}, comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; {pop corn}, any small variety, used for popping. 3. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field; the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after reaping and before thrashing. In one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --Milton. 4. A small, hard particle; a grain. [bd]Corn of sand.[b8] --Bp. Hall. [bd]A corn of powder.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. {Corn ball}, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar. {Corn bread}, bread made of Indian meal. {Corn cake}, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake. {Corn cockle} (Bot.), a weed ({Agrostemma [or] Lychnis Githago}), having bright flowers, common in grain fields. {Corn flag} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gladiolus}; -- called also {sword lily}. {Corn fly}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease called [bd]gout,[b8] on account of the swelled joints. The common European species is {Chlorops t[91]niopus}. (b) A small fly ({Anthomyia ze}) whose larva or maggot destroys seed corn after it has been planted. {Corn fritter}, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed through its batter. [U. S.] {Corn laws}, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except when the price rose above a certain rate. {Corn marigold}. (Bot.) See under {Marigold}. {Corn oyster}, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters. [U.S.] {Corn parsley} (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus ({Petroselinum segetum}), a weed in parts of Europe and Asia. {Corn popper}, a utensil used in popping corn. {Corn poppy} (Bot.), the red poppy ({Papaver Rh[d2]as}), common in European cornfields; -- also called {corn rose}. {Corn rent}, rent paid in corn. {Corn rose}. See {Corn poppy}. {Corn salad} (Bot.), a name given to several species of {Valerianella}, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. {V. olitoria} is also called {lamb's lettuce}. {Corn stone}, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.] {Corn violet} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula}. {Corn weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain. (b) In America, a weevil ({Sphenophorus ze[91]}) which attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing great damage. See {Grain weevil}, under {Weevil}. | |
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Spineback \Spine"back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A fish having spines in, or in front of, the dorsal fins. | |
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Spinebill \Spine"bill`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of Australian birds of the genus {Acanthorhynchus}. They are related to the honey eaters. | |
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Spine-finned \Spine"-finned`\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having fine supported by spinous fin rays; -- said of certain fishes. | |
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Spiniferous \Spi*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. spinifer; spina thorn + ferre to produce.] Producing spines; bearing thorns or spines; thorny; spiny. | |
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Spinifex \Spin"i*fex\, n. [NL.; L. spina spine + facere to make.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of chiefly Australian grasses, the seeds of which bear an elastic spine. {S. hirsutus} (black grass) and {S. longifolius} are useful as sand binders. {S. paradoxus}is a valuable perennial fodder plant. Also, a plant of this genus. 2. Any of several Australian grasses of the genus {Tricuspis}, which often form dense, almost impassable growth, their leaves being stiff and sharp-pointed. | |
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Spiniform \Spin"i*form\, a. Shaped like a spine. | |
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Spoon \Spoon\, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[omac]n, a chip; akin to D. spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[86]n, Icel. sp[a0]nn, sp[a2]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. {Span-new}.] 1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or eating food. [bd]Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon That shall eat with a fiend,[b8] thus heard I say. --Chaucer. He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil. --Shak. 2. Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing), a spoon bait. 3. Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney. [Slang] --Hood. {Spoon bait} (Fishing), a lure used in trolling, consisting of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a spoon with a fishhook attached. {Spoon bit}, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one side. {Spoon net}, a net for landing fish. {Spoon oar}. see under {Oar}. | |
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Spoon \Spoon\, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[omac]n, a chip; akin to D. spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[86]n, Icel. sp[a0]nn, sp[a2]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. {Span-new}.] 1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or eating food. [bd]Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon That shall eat with a fiend,[b8] thus heard I say. --Chaucer. He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil. --Shak. 2. Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing), a spoon bait. 3. Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney. [Slang] --Hood. {Spoon bait} (Fishing), a lure used in trolling, consisting of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a spoon with a fishhook attached. {Spoon bit}, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one side. {Spoon net}, a net for landing fish. {Spoon oar}. see under {Oar}. | |
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Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS. rudig. See {Rud}, n.] 1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame. --Milton. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv. 7. 2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden. {Ruddy duck} (Zo[94]l.), an American duck ({Erismatura rubida}) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also {dunbird}, {dundiver}, {ruddy diver}, {stifftail}, {spinetail}, {hardhead}, {sleepy duck}, {fool duck}, {spoonbill}, etc. {Ruddy plover} (Zo[94]l.) the sanderling. | |
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Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.] 1. One who, or that which, shovels. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green, blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and neck are dark green. Called also {broadbill}, {spoonbill}, {shovelbill}, and {maiden duck}. The Australian shoveler, or shovel-nosed duck ({S. rhynchotis}), is a similar species. | |
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Spoonbill \Spoon"bill`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of wading birds of the genera {Ajaja} and {Platalea}, and allied genera, in which the long bill is broadly expanded and flattened at the tip. Note: The roseate spoonbill of America ({Ajaja ajaja}), and the European spoonbill ({Platalea leucorodia}) are the best known. The royal spoonbill ({P. regia}) of Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a fine crest. (b) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}, 2. (c) The ruddy duck. See under {Ruddy}. (d) The paddlefish. | |
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Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS. rudig. See {Rud}, n.] 1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame. --Milton. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv. 7. 2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden. {Ruddy duck} (Zo[94]l.), an American duck ({Erismatura rubida}) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also {dunbird}, {dundiver}, {ruddy diver}, {stifftail}, {spinetail}, {hardhead}, {sleepy duck}, {fool duck}, {spoonbill}, etc. {Ruddy plover} (Zo[94]l.) the sanderling. | |
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Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.] 1. One who, or that which, shovels. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green, blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and neck are dark green. Called also {broadbill}, {spoonbill}, {shovelbill}, and {maiden duck}. The Australian shoveler, or shovel-nosed duck ({S. rhynchotis}), is a similar species. | |
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Spoonbill \Spoon"bill`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of wading birds of the genera {Ajaja} and {Platalea}, and allied genera, in which the long bill is broadly expanded and flattened at the tip. Note: The roseate spoonbill of America ({Ajaja ajaja}), and the European spoonbill ({Platalea leucorodia}) are the best known. The royal spoonbill ({P. regia}) of Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a fine crest. (b) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}, 2. (c) The ruddy duck. See under {Ruddy}. (d) The paddlefish. | |
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Paddlefish \Pad"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l) A large ganoid fish ({Polyodon spathula}) found in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped snout. Called also {duck-billed cat}, and {spoonbill sturgeon}. | |
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Spoon-billed \Spoon"-billed`\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having the bill expanded and spatulate at the end. | |
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Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F. vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio, -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially those belonging to the subgenus {Mareca}, of the genus {Anas}. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope}) and the American widgeon ({A. Americana}) are the most important species. The latter is called also {baldhead}, {baldpate}, {baldface}, {baldcrown}, {smoking duck}, {wheat}, {duck}, and {whitebelly}. {Bald-faced}, [or] {Green-headed}, widgeon, the American widgeon. {Black widgeon}, the European tufted duck. {Gray widgeon}. (a) The gadwall. (b) The pintail duck. {Great headed widgeon}, the poachard. {Pied widgeon}. (a) The poachard. (b) The goosander. {Saw-billed widgeon}, the merganser. {Sea widgeon}. See in the Vocabulary. {Spear widgeon}, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.] {Spoonbilled widgeon}, the shoveler. {White widgeon}, the smew. {Wood widgeon}, the wood duck. | |
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Spoonflower \Spoon"flow`er\, n. The yautia. | |
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Spoonful \Spoon"ful\, n.; pl. {Spoonfuls}. 1. The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to contain; as, a teaspoonful; a tablespoonful. 2. Hence, a small quantity. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Spoonful \Spoon"ful\, n.; pl. {Spoonfuls}. 1. The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to contain; as, a teaspoonful; a tablespoonful. 2. Hence, a small quantity. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Spumiferous \Spu*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. spumifier; spuma foam + ferra bear.] Producing foam. | |
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Subinfeudation \Sub*in`feu*da"tion\, n. (Law) (a) The granting of lands by inferior lords to their dependents, to be held by themselves by feudal tenure. --Craig. (b) Subordinate tenancy; undertenancy. The widow is immediate tenant to the heir, by a kind of subinfeudation, or undertenancy. --Blackstone. | |
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Subinvolution \Sub*in`vo*lu"tion\, n. Partial or incomplete involution; as, subinvolution of the uterus. | |
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Subnuvolar \Sub*nu"vo*lar\, a. [Pref. sub + It. nuvola cloud: cf. L. subnubilus somewhat cloudy.] Under the clouds; attended or partly covered or obscured by clouds; somewhat cloudy. [R. & Poetic] Subnuvolar lights of evening sharply slant. --Milnes. | |
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Subumbonal \Sub`um*bo"nal\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Beneath or forward of the umbos of a bivalve shell. | |
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Subumbrella \Sub`um*brel"la\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The integument of the under surface of the bell, or disk-shaped body, of a jellyfish. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sabine Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 85) Location: 31.55972 N, 93.55815 W Population (1990): 22646 (12789 housing units) Area: 2241.2 sq km (land), 378.8 sq km (water) | |
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Savonburg, KS (city, FIPS 63200) Location: 37.74913 N, 95.14168 W Population (1990): 93 (54 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66772 | |
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Seven Fields, PA (borough, FIPS 69309) Location: 40.68842 N, 80.06201 W Population (1990): 556 (274 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Seven Points, TX (city, FIPS 66908) Location: 32.32559 N, 96.21483 W Population (1990): 723 (477 housing units) Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75143 | |
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Seven Valleys, PA (borough, FIPS 69360) Location: 39.85262 N, 76.76647 W Population (1990): 483 (198 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17360 | |
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Shavano Park, TX (city, FIPS 67268) Location: 29.58410 N, 98.55501 W Population (1990): 1708 (624 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78231 | |
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Shippenville, PA (borough, FIPS 70368) Location: 41.25093 N, 79.46303 W Population (1990): 474 (212 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16254 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
spamblock /spam'blok/ n. [poss. by analogy to sunblock] Text inserted in an email address to render it invalid and thus useless to spammers. For example, the address `jrandom@hacker.org' might be transformed to `jrandom@NOSPAM.hacker.org'. Adding spamblock to an address is often referred to as `munging' it (see {munge})-. This evasion tactic depends on the fact that most spammers collect names with some sort of {address harvester} on volumes too high to de-mung by hand, but individual humans reading an email message can readily spot and remove a spamblock in the from address. Note: This is not actually a very effective tactic, and may already be passing out of use in early 1999 after about two years of life. In both mail and news, it's essentially impossible to keep a smart address harvester from mining out the addresses in the message header and trace lines. Therefore the only people who can be protected are third parties mentioned by email address in the message - not a common enough case to interest spammers. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
spamvertize v. To advertise using {spam}. Pejorative. |