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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hake \Hake\, n. [Also {haak}.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit., hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See {Hook}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera {Phycis}, {Merlucius}, and allies. The common European hake is {M. vulgaris}; the American silver hake or whiting is {M. bilinearis}. Two American species ({Phycis chuss} and {P. tenius}) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also {squirrel hake}, and {codling}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Stag \Stag\, n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti. (b) The male of certain other species of large deer. 2. A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl. [Prov. Eng.] 3. A castrated bull; -- called also {bull stag}, and {bull seg}. See the Note under {Ox}. 4. (Stock Exchange) (a) An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange. [Cant] (b) One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock. [Cant] 5. (Zo[94]l.) The European wren. [Prov. Eng.] {Stag beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles belonging to {Lucanus} and allied genera, especially {L. cervus} of Europe and {L. dama} of the United States. The mandibles are large and branched, or forked, whence the name. The lava feeds on the rotten wood of dead trees. Called also {horned bug}, and {horse beetle}. {Stag dance}, a dance by men only. [slang, U.S.] {Stag hog} (Zo[94]l.), the babiroussa. {Stag-horn coral} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large branching corals of the genus {Madrepora}, which somewhat resemble the antlers of the stag, especially {Madrepora cervicornis}, and {M. palmata}, of Florida and the West Indies. {Stag-horn fern} (Bot.), an Australian and West African fern ({Platycerium alcicorne}) having the large fronds branched like a stag's horns; also, any species of the same genus. {Stag-horn sumac} (Bot.), a common American shrub ({Rhus typhina}) having densely velvety branchlets. See {Sumac}. {Stag party}, a party consisting of men only. [Slang, U. S.] {Stag tick} (Zo[94]l.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the family {Hippoboscid[91]}, which lives upon the stag and in usually wingless. The same species lives also upon the European grouse, but in that case has wings. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Maple \Ma"ple\, n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol; akin to Icel. m[94]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G. massholder.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Acer}, including about fifty species. {A. saccharinum} is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is {A. rubrum}; the silver maple, {A. dasycarpum}, having fruit wooly when young; the striped maple, {A. Pennsylvanium}, called also {moosewood}. The common maple of Europe is {A. campestre}, the sycamore maple is {A. Pseudo-platanus}, and the Norway maple is {A. platanoides}. Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc. {Bird's-eye maple}, {Curled maple}, varieties of the wood of the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is produced by the sinuous course of the fibers. {Maple honey}, {Maple molasses}, [or] {Maple sirup}, maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses. {Maple sugar}, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple by evaporation. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Maple \Ma"ple\, n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol; akin to Icel. m[94]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G. massholder.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Acer}, including about fifty species. {A. saccharinum} is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is {A. rubrum}; the silver maple, {A. dasycarpum}, having fruit wooly when young; the striped maple, {A. Pennsylvanium}, called also {moosewood}. The common maple of Europe is {A. campestre}, the sycamore maple is {A. Pseudo-platanus}, and the Norway maple is {A. platanoides}. Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc. {Bird's-eye maple}, {Curled maple}, varieties of the wood of the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is produced by the sinuous course of the fibers. {Maple honey}, {Maple molasses}, [or] {Maple sirup}, maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses. {Maple sugar}, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple by evaporation. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Maybloom \May"bloom`\, n. (Bot.) The hawthorn. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mouflon \Mouf"lon\, n. [F. mouflon.] (Zo[94]l.) A wild sheep ({Ovis musimon}), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also {musimon} or {musmon}. [Written also {moufflon}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mouflon \Mouf"lon\, n. [F. mouflon.] (Zo[94]l.) A wild sheep ({Ovis musimon}), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also {musimon} or {musmon}. [Written also {moufflon}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Muffle \Muf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Muffling}.] [Cf. F. moufle a mitten, LL. muffula, OD. moffel a muff. See {Muff}.] 1. To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often with up. --South. The face lies muffled up within the garment. --Addison. He muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes. --Dryden. Muffled up in darkness and superstition. --Arbuthnot. 2. To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen. 3. To wrap with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Muflon \Muf"lon\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mouflon}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mifflin, OH (village, FIPS 50036) Location: 40.77439 N, 82.36428 W Population (1990): 162 (63 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Mifflin, PA (borough, FIPS 49272) Location: 40.56780 N, 77.40477 W Population (1990): 660 (266 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17058 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mifflin County, PA (county, FIPS 87) Location: 40.60871 N, 77.61784 W Population (1990): 46197 (19641 housing units) Area: 1063.7 sq km (land), 7.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mifflinburg, PA (borough, FIPS 49288) Location: 40.92008 N, 77.04711 W Population (1990): 3480 (1442 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17844 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mifflintown, PA (borough, FIPS 49304) Location: 40.57111 N, 77.39509 W Population (1990): 866 (393 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17059 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mifflinville, PA (CDP, FIPS 49312) Location: 41.02918 N, 76.30057 W Population (1990): 1329 (498 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 18631 |