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safehold
n 1: a refuge from attack

English Dictionary: spill the beans	by the DICT Development Group
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scaffold n a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded) a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers v provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it"
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scaffolding n a system of scaffolds Synonym(s): scaffolding, staging
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sepaloid adj resembling or characteristic of a sepal [syn: sepaloid, sepaline]
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sepiolite n a white clayey mineral Synonym(s): meerschaum, sepiolite
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sepulture n the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave [syn: burial, entombment, inhumation, interment, sepulture] a chamber that is used as a grave Synonym(s): burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture
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sheepfold n a pen for sheep [syn: fold, sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote]
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Sheffield n a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry
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shibboleth n a favorite saying of a sect or political group [syn: motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth] a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
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ship builder n a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels [syn: shipwright, shipbuilder, ship builder] a person who builds ships as a business Synonym(s): shipbuilder, ship builder
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ship building n the construction of ships [syn: shipbuilding, {ship building}]
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shipbuilder n a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels [syn: shipwright, shipbuilder, ship builder] a person who builds ships as a business Synonym(s): shipbuilder, ship builder a business that builds and repairs ships
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shipbuilding n the construction of ships [syn: shipbuilding, {ship building}]
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shipbuilding industry n an industry that builds ships
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shipload n the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload" Synonym(s): boatload, shipload, carload
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shovel hat n a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in Britain
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shovelhead n small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries Synonym(s): shovelhead, bonnethead, bonnet shark, Sphyrna tiburo
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sibilate v pronounce with an initial sibilant utter a sibilant express or utter with a hiss Synonym(s): hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval Synonym(s): hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate
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sibilation n a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" Synonym(s): hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilation pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound Synonym(s): sibilation, assibilation
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Sibley tent n a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top
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sky pilot n a chaplain in one of the military services [syn: {military chaplain}, padre, Holy Joe, sky pilot]
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Soufflot n French architect (1713-1780) [syn: Soufflot, {Jacques Germain Soufflot}]
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soup ladle n a ladle for serving soup
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soup plate n a deep plate with a wide rim
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spallation n (physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles; "some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star"
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spell out v make explicit; specify in detail; "You should spell out your demands" spell fully and without abbreviating; "Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?" orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer" Synonym(s): spell, spell out
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spelldown n a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly Synonym(s): spelling bee, spelldown, spelling contest
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spelt n hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed [syn: spelt, Triticum spelta, Triticum aestivum spelta]
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spelter n impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots)
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spill out v be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets" Synonym(s): spill over, spill out, pour out
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spill the beans v divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful-- his secretary talks" Synonym(s): spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out Antonym(s): keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth
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splat n a single splash; "he heard a splat as it hit the floor" a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair v give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact split open and flatten for cooking; "splat fish over an open fire" flatten on impact; "The snowballs splatted on the trees"
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splatter n the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" Synonym(s): spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey" Synonym(s): dab, splash, splatter v cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" Synonym(s): spill, slop, splatter dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" Synonym(s): spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash
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splattered adj covered with bright patches (often used in combination); "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease" Synonym(s): dabbled, spattered, splashed, splattered
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splattering n the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" Synonym(s): spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface Synonym(s): spatter, spattering, splash, splashing, splattering
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split adj having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group" Synonym(s): disconnected, disunited, fragmented, split (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace" n extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) a bottle containing half the usual amount a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded" a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log" an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" Synonym(s): rip, rent, snag, split, tear an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame" an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock" Synonym(s): split, stock split, split up the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" Synonym(s): rent, rip, split division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" Synonym(s): schism, split v separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" Synonym(s): divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up Antonym(s): unify, unite separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" Synonym(s): cleave, split, rive discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" Synonym(s): separate, part, split up, split, break, break up go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" Synonym(s): separate, part, split come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst" Synonym(s): burst, split, break open
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split decision n a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous
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split down n a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity Synonym(s): reverse split, reverse stock split, split down
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split end n (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen
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split infinitive n an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')
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split personality n a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge Synonym(s): split personality, multiple personality
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split rail n a rail that is split from a log [syn: split rail, {fence rail}]
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split run n a print run of a newspaper during which some articles or advertisements are changed to produce a different edition
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split second n a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" Synonym(s): blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
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split shift n a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between
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split ticket n a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party Antonym(s): straight ticket
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split up n an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock" Synonym(s): split, stock split, split up v get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months" Synonym(s): divorce, split up separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" Synonym(s): divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up Antonym(s): unify, unite discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" Synonym(s): separate, part, split up, split, break, break up become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" Synonym(s): break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
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split-brain technique n brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted
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split-half correlation n a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test; taken as an indication of the reliability of the test Synonym(s): split-half correlation, chance-half correlation
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split-pea n dried hulled pea; used in soup
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split-pea soup n made of stock and split peas with onions carrots and celery
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splitsaw n a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood [syn: ripsaw, splitsaw]
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splitsville n separation or breakup or divorce; "after 15 years together they are headed for splitsville"
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splitter n a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics Synonym(s): splitter, divider Antonym(s): lumper a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences Synonym(s): rail-splitter, splitter
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splitting adj resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward" Synonym(s): rending, ripping, splitting
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splitworm n greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm Synonym(s): potato moth, potato tuber moth, splitworm, Phthorimaea operculella
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splodge n an irregularly shaped spot [syn: blotch, splodge, splotch]
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splotch n an irregularly shaped spot [syn: blotch, splodge, splotch] v blotch or spot
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splotched adj marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots [syn: blotched, blotchy, splotched]
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splutter n the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" Synonym(s): spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) Synonym(s): sputter, splutter v utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn: sputter, splutter] spit up in an explosive manner Synonym(s): splutter, sputter, spit out
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spoilation n the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation]
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spoiled adj having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child" Synonym(s): spoiled, spoilt (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" Synonym(s): bad, spoiled, spoilt
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spoilt adj having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child" Synonym(s): spoiled, spoilt (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" Synonym(s): bad, spoiled, spoilt affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urban districts" Synonym(s): blighted, spoilt
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spoliation n (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence the act of stripping and taking by force Synonym(s): spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation
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subaltern adj inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" Synonym(s): junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subaltern n a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
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sublet n a lease from one lessee to another [syn: sublease, sublet] v lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person; "We sublet our apartment over the summer" Synonym(s): sublet, sublease
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sublieutenant n an officer ranking next below a lieutenant
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subliterary adj not written as or intended to be literature; "subliterary works such as letters and diaries"
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sublittoral adj of or relating to the region of the continental shelf (between the seashore and the edge of the continental shelf) or the marine organisms situated there
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svelte adj showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" Synonym(s): polished, refined, svelte, urbane moving and bending with ease Synonym(s): lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street" Synonym(s): slender, slight, slim, svelte
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syphilitic adj of or relating to or infected with syphilis; "syphilitic symptoms" n a person suffering from syphilis
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Shrew \Shrew\, n. [See {Shrew}, a.] 1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold. A man . . . grudgeth that shrews [i. e., bad men] have prosperity, or else that good men have adversity. --Chaucer. A man had got a shrew to his wife, and there could be no quiet in the house for her. --L'Estrange. 2. [AS. scre[a0]wa; -- so called because supposed to be venomous. ] (Zo[94]l.) Any small insectivore of the genus {Sorex} and several allied genera of the family {Sorecid[91]}. In form and color they resemble mice, but they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are the smallest of all mammals. Note: The common European species are the house shrew ({Crocidura araneus}), and the erd shrew ({Sorex vulgaris}) (see under {Erd}.). In the United States several species of {Sorex} and {Blarina} are common, as the broadnosed shrew ({S. platyrhinus}), Cooper's shrew ({S. Cooperi}), and the short-tailed, or mole, shrew ({Blarina brevicauda}). Th American water, or marsh, shrew ({Neosorex palustris}), with fringed feet, is less common. The common European water shrews are {Crossopus fodiens}, and the oared shrew (see under {Oared}). {Earth shrew}, any shrewlike burrowing animal of the family {Centetid[91]}, as the tendrac. {Elephant shrew}, {Jumping shrew}, {Mole shrew}. See under {Elephant}, {Jumping}, etc. {Musk shrew}. See {Desman}. {River shrew}, an aquatic West African insectivore ({Potamogale velox}) resembling a weasel in form and size, but having a large flattened and crested tail adapted for rapid swimming. It feeds on fishes. {Shrew mole}, a common large North American mole ({Scalops aquaticus}). Its fine, soft fur is gray with iridescent purple tints.
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Sabelloid \Sabel"loid\, a. [Sabella + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Like, or related to, the genus Sabella. -- {Sabel"loid}, n.
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Sable \Sa"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sabled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sabling}.] To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black. Sabled all in black the shady sky. --G. Fletcher.
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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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'Sblood \'Sblood\, interj. An abbreviation of God's blood; -- used as an oath. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Scaffold \Scaf"fold\, v. t. To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.
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Scaffold \Scaf"fold\, n. [OF. eschafault, eschafaut, escafaut, escadafaut, F. [82]chafaud; probably originally the same word as E. & F. catafalque, It. catafalco. See {Catafalque}.] 1. A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc. Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirits that have dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object. --Shak. 2. Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold. That a scaffold of execution should grow a scaffold of coronation. --Sir P. Sidney. 3. (Metal.) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuy[8a]res in a blast furnace.
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Scaffoldage \Scaf"fold*age\, n. A scaffold. [R.] --Shak.
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Scaffolding \Scaf"fold*ing\, n. 1. A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body. --Pope. 2. Materials for building scaffolds.
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Scapolite \Scap"olite\ (sk[acr]p"[osl]l[imac]t), n. [Gr. [?] a staff, or L. scapus a stem, stalk + -lite: cf. F. scapolite.] (Mon.) A grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina and soda. Note: The scapolite group includes scapolite proper, or wernerite, also meionite, dipyre, etc.
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Scapulet \Scap"u*let\, n. [Dim. of scapula.] (Zo[94]l.) A secondary mouth fold developed at the base of each of the armlike lobes of the manubrium of many rhizostome medus[91]. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Scibboleth \Scib"bo*leth\, n. Shibboleth. [Obs.]
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Scopeloid \Sco"pe*loid\, a. [NL. Scopelus, typical genus (fr. Gr. [?] a headland) + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Like or pertaining to fishes of the genus {Scopelus}, or family {Scopelod[91]}, which includes many small oceanic fishes, most of which are phosphorescent. -- n. (Zo[94]l.) Any fish of the family {Scopelid[91]}.
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Scuffle \Scuf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scuffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scuffling}.] [Freq. of scuff, v.i.; cf. Sw. skuffa to push, shove, skuff a push, Dan. skuffe a drawer, a shovel, and E. shuffle, shove. See {Shove}, and cf. {Shuffle}.] 1. To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion. 2. Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard. A gallant man had rather fight to great disadvantage in the field, in an orderly way, than scuffle with an undisciplined rabble. --Eikon Basilike.
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Sea blite \Sea" blite`\ (Bot.) A plant ({Su[91]da maritima}) of the Goosefoot family, growing in salt marches.
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Sea-built \Sea"-built`\, a. Built at, in, or by the sea.
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Sepaled \Se"paled\, a. (Bot.) Having one or more sepals.
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Sepalody \Sepal"ody\, n. [Sepal + Gr. [?][?][?] form.] (Bot.) The metamorphosis of other floral organs into sepals or sepaloid bodies.
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Sepaloid \Sep"al*oid\, a. [Sepal + -oid.] (Bot.) Like a sepal, or a division of a calyx.
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Sepelition \Sep`e*li"tion\, n. Burial. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Meerschaum \Meer"schaum\, n. [G., lit., sea foam; meer sea + schaum foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen. Cf. {Mere} a lake, and {Scum}.] 1. (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called {sepiolite}. 2. A tobacco pipe made of this mineral.
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Sepiolite \Se"piolite`\, n. [Septa + -lite.] (Min.) Meerschaum. See {Meerschaum}.
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Meerschaum \Meer"schaum\, n. [G., lit., sea foam; meer sea + schaum foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen. Cf. {Mere} a lake, and {Scum}.] 1. (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called {sepiolite}. 2. A tobacco pipe made of this mineral.
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Sepiolite \Se"piolite`\, n. [Septa + -lite.] (Min.) Meerschaum. See {Meerschaum}.
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Sepulture \Sep"ul*ture\, n. [F. s[82]pulture, L. sepultura, fr. sepelire, sepultum, to bury.] 1. The act of depositing the dead body of a human being in the grave; burial; interment. Where we may royal sepulture prepare. --Dryden. 2. A sepulcher; a grave; a place of burial. Drunkeness that is the horrible sepulture of man's reason. --Chaucer.
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Sheepfold \Sheep"fold`\, n. A fold or pen for sheep; a place where sheep are collected or confined.
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Shibboleth \Shib"bo*leth\, n. [Heb. shibb[omac]leth an ear of corn, or a stream, a flood.] 1. A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce sh, called the word sibboleth. See --Judges xii. Without reprieve, adjudged to death, For want of well pronouncing shibboleth. --Milton. Also in an extended sense. The th, with its twofold value, is . . . the shibboleth of foreigners. --Earle. 2. Hence, the criterion, test, or watchword of a party; a party cry or pet phrase.
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3. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense. [Obs.] --Tyndale. {Armed ship}, a private ship taken into the service of the government in time of war, and armed and equipped like a ship of war. [Eng.] --Brande & C. {General ship}. See under {General}. {Ship biscuit}, hard biscuit prepared for use on shipboard; -- called also {ship bread}. See {Hardtack}. {Ship boy}, a boy who serves in a ship. [bd]Seal up the ship boy's eyes.[b8] --Shak. {Ship breaker}, one who breaks up vessels when unfit for further use. {Ship broker}, a mercantile agent employed in buying and selling ships, procuring cargoes, etc., and generally in transacting the business of a ship or ships when in port. {Ship canal}, a canal suitable for the passage of seagoing vessels. {Ship carpenter}, a carpenter who works at shipbuilding; a shipwright. {Ship chandler}, one who deals in cordage, canvas, and other, furniture of vessels. {Ship chandlery}, the commodities in which a ship chandler deals; also, the business of a ship chandler. {Ship fever} (Med.), a form of typhus fever; -- called also {putrid, jail, [or] hospital fever}. {Ship joiner}, a joiner who works upon ships. {Ship letter}, a letter conveyed by a ship not a mail packet. {Ship money} (Eng. Hist.), an imposition formerly charged on the ports, towns, cities, boroughs, and counties, of England, for providing and furnishing certain ships for the king's service. The attempt made by Charles I. to revive and enforce this tax was resisted by John Hampden, and was one of the causes which led to the death of Charles. It was finally abolished. {Ship of the line}. See under {Line}. {Ship pendulum}, a pendulum hung amidships to show the extent of the rolling and pitching of a vessel. {Ship railway}. (a) An inclined railway with a cradelike car, by means of which a ship may be drawn out of water, as for repairs. (b) A railway arranged for the transportation of vessels overland between two water courses or harbors. {Ship's company}, the crew of a ship or other vessel. {Ship's days}, the days allowed a vessel for loading or unloading. {Ship's husband}. See under {Husband}. {Ship's papers} (Mar. Law), papers with which a vessel is required by law to be provided, and the production of which may be required on certain occasions. Among these papers are the register, passport or sea letter, charter party, bills of lading, invoice, log book, muster roll, bill of health, etc. --Bouvier. --Kent. {To make ship}, to embark in a ship or other vessel.
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Shipbuilder \Ship"build`er\, n. A person whose occupation is to construct ships and other vessels; a naval architect; a shipwright.
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Shipbuilding \Ship"build`ing\, n. Naval architecturel the art of constructing ships and other vessels.
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Shipholder \Ship"hold`er\, n. A shipowner.
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Shiplet \Ship"let\, n. A little ship. [R.] --Holinshed.
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Shipload \Ship"load`\, n. The load, or cargo, of a ship.
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Shoe \Shoe\, n.; pl. {Shoes}, formerly {Shoon}, now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc[?]h, sce[a2]h; akin to OFries. sk[?], OS. sk[?]h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[?]r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth. sk[?]hs; of unknown origin.] 1. A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg. Your hose should be ungartered, . . . yourshoe untied. --Shak. Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon. --Shak. 2. Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. Specifically: (a) A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury. (b) A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow. (c) A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill. (d) The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion. (e) (Arch.) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building. (f) (Milling.) The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone. (g) An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill. (h) An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter. (i) An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile. (j) (Mach.) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; -- called also {slipper}, and {gib}. Note: Shoe is often used adjectively, or in composition; as, shoe buckle, or shoe-buckle; shoe latchet, or shoe-latchet; shoe leathet, or shoe-leather; shoe string, shoe-string, or shoestring. {Shoe of an anchor}. (Naut.) (a) A small block of wood, convex on the back, with a hole to receive the point of the anchor fluke, -- used to prevent the anchor from tearing the planks of the vessel when raised or lowered. (b) A broad, triangular piece of plank placed upon the fluke to give it a better hold in soft ground. {Shoe block} (Naut.), a block with two sheaves, one above the other, and at right angles to each other. {Shoe bolt}, a bolt with a flaring head, for fastening shoes on sleigh runners. {Shoe pac}, a kind of moccasin. See {Pac}. {Shoe stone}, a sharpening stone used by shoemakers and other workers in leather.
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Shovel \Shov"el\, n. [OE. shovele, schovele, AS. scoft, sceoft; akin to D. schoffel, G. schaufel, OHG. sc[?]vala, Dan. skovl, Sw. skofvel, skyffel, and to E. shove. [root]160. See {Shove}, v. t.] An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances. {Shovel hat}, a broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides, and projecting in front like a shovel, -- worn by some clergy of the English Church. [Colloq.] {Shovelspur} (Zo[94]l.), a flat, horny process on the tarsus of some toads, -- used in burrowing. {Steam shovel}, a machine with a scoop or scoops, operated by a steam engine, for excavating earth, as in making railway cuttings.
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Shovel \Shov"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shoveled}or {Shovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoveling} or {Shovelling}.] 1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit. 2. To gather up as with a shovel.
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Shovelhead \Shov"el*head`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A shark ({Sphryna tiburio}) allied to the hammerhead, and native of the warmer parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also {bonnet shark}.
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Shovel \Shov"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shoveled}or {Shovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoveling} or {Shovelling}.] 1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit. 2. To gather up as with a shovel.
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Shuffle \Shuf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shuffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shuffling}.] [Originally the same word as scuffle, and properly a freq. of shove. See {Shove}, and {Scuffle}.] 1. To shove one way and the other; to push from one to another; as, to shuffle money from hand to hand. 2. To mix by pushing or shoving; to confuse; to throw into disorder; especially, to change the relative positions of, as of the cards in a pack. A man may shuffle cards or rattle dice from noon to midnight without tracing a new idea in his mind. --Rombler. 3. To remove or introduce by artificial confusion. It was contrived by your enemies, and shuffled into the papers that were seizen. --Dryden. {To shuffe off}, to push off; to rid one's self of. {To shuffe up}, to throw together in hastel to make up or form in confusion or with fraudulent disorder; as, he shuffled up a peace.
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Finback \Fin"back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any whale of the genera {Sibbaldius}, {Bal[91]noptera}, and allied genera, of the family {Bal[91]nopterid[91]}, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are {Sibbaldius tectirostris} and {S. tuberosus}.
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Sibilate \Sib"i*late\, v. t. & i. To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation.
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Sibilation \Sib`i*la"tion\, n. [L. sibilatio.] Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss. He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. --Tennyson.
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Sibilatory \Sib"ilato*ry\, a. Hissing; sibilant.
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Sifilet \Sif"i*let\, n. [Cf. F. siflet.] (Zo[94]l.) The six-shafted bird of paradise. See {Paradise bird}, under {Paradise}.
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Skewbald \Skew"bald`\, a. Marked with spots and patches of white and some color other than black; -- usually distinguished from piebald, in which the colors are properly white and black. Said of horses.
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Sky pilot \Sky pilot\ (A[89]ronautics) A person licensed as a pilot. [Slang]
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Spalding knife \Spald"ing knife`\ A spalting knife.
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Spalting knife \Spalt"ing knife`\ A knife used in splitting codfish. [Written also {spalding knife}.]
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Spalding knife \Spald"ing knife`\ A spalting knife.
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Spalting knife \Spalt"ing knife`\ A knife used in splitting codfish. [Written also {spalding knife}.]
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Spalt \Spalt\, n. [Cf. G. spaltstein, from spalten to split. See 1st {Spell}.] (Metal.) Spelter. [Colloq.]
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Spalt \Spalt\, a. [See 1st {Spell}.] 1. Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 2. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy. [Prov. Eng.]
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Spalt \Spalt\, v. t. & i. [Cf. OE. spalden. See {Spalt}, a.] To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
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Spalting knife \Spalt"ing knife`\ A knife used in splitting codfish. [Written also {spalding knife}.]
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Spauld \Spauld\, n. [See {Spall} the shoulder.] The shoulder. [Scot.]
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Spawl \Spawl\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Spawled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spawling}.] [Cf. AS. sp[be]tlian.] To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva. Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it In vain, against the people's favorite. --Swift.
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Spelding \Spel"ding\, n. [Scot. speld to spread out, spelder to split. spread open; cf. G. spalten split.] A haddock or other small fish split open and dried in the sun; -- called also {speldron}. [Scot.]
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Spelding \Spel"ding\, n. [Scot. speld to spread out, spelder to split. spread open; cf. G. spalten split.] A haddock or other small fish split open and dried in the sun; -- called also {speldron}. [Scot.]
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Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spelling}.] [AS. spelian to supply another's place.] To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.
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Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spelled}or {Spelt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spelling}.] [OE. spellen, spellien, tell, relate, AS. spellian, fr. spell a saying, tale; akin to MHG. spellen to relate, Goth. spill[?]n.e {Spell} a tale. In sense 4 and those following, OE. spellen, perhaps originally a different word, and from or influenced by spell a splinter, from the use of a piece of wood to point to the letters in schools: cf. D. spellen to spell. Cf. {Spell} splinter.] 1. To tell; to relate; to teach. [Obs.] Might I that legend find, By fairies spelt in mystic rhymes. --T. Warton. 2. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. [bd]Spelled with words of power.[b8] --Dryden. He was much spelled with Eleanor Talbot. --Sir G. Buck. 3. To constitute; to measure. [Obs.] The Saxon heptarchy, when seven kings put together did spell but one in effect. --Fuller. 4. To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography. The word [bd]satire[b8] ought to be spelled with i, and not with y. --Dryden. 5. To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible. To spell out a God in the works of creation. --South. To sit spelling and observing divine justice upon every accident. --Milton.
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Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spelled}or {Spelt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spelling}.] [OE. spellen, spellien, tell, relate, AS. spellian, fr. spell a saying, tale; akin to MHG. spellen to relate, Goth. spill[?]n.e {Spell} a tale. In sense 4 and those following, OE. spellen, perhaps originally a different word, and from or influenced by spell a splinter, from the use of a piece of wood to point to the letters in schools: cf. D. spellen to spell. Cf. {Spell} splinter.] 1. To tell; to relate; to teach. [Obs.] Might I that legend find, By fairies spelt in mystic rhymes. --T. Warton. 2. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. [bd]Spelled with words of power.[b8] --Dryden. He was much spelled with Eleanor Talbot. --Sir G. Buck. 3. To constitute; to measure. [Obs.] The Saxon heptarchy, when seven kings put together did spell but one in effect. --Fuller. 4. To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography. The word [bd]satire[b8] ought to be spelled with i, and not with y. --Dryden. 5. To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible. To spell out a God in the works of creation. --South. To sit spelling and observing divine justice upon every accident. --Milton.
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Spelt \Spelt\, imp. & p. p. of {Spell}. Spelled.
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Spelt \Spelt\, n. [AS. spelt, fr. L. spelta.] (Bot.) A species of grain ({Triticum Spelta}) much cultivated for food in Germany and Switzerland; -- called also {German wheat}.
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Spelt \Spelt\, n. [See {Spalt}.] (Metal.) Spelter. [Colloq.]
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Spelt \Spelt\, v. t. & i. [See {Spell} a splinter.] To split; to break; to spalt. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
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Spelter \Spel"ter\, n. [Cf. LG. spialter, G. & D. spiauter. Cf. {Pewter}.] (Metal.) Zinc; -- especially so called in commerce and arts.
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Spill \Spill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spilled}, or {Spilt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spilling}.] [OE. spillen,sually, to destroy, AS. spillan, spildan, to destroy; akin to Icel. spilla to destroy, Sw. spilla to spill, Dan. spilde,G. & D. spillen to squander, OHG. spildan.] 1. To destroy; to kill; to put an end to. [Obs.] And gave him to the queen, all at her will To choose whether she would him save or spill. --Chaucer. Greater glory think [it] to save than spill. --Spenser. 2. To mar; to injure; to deface; hence, to destroy by misuse; to waste. [Obs.] They [the colors] disfigure the stuff and spill the whole workmanship. --Puttenham. Spill not the morning, the quintessence of day, in recreations. --Fuller. 3. To suffer to fall or run out of a vessel; to lose, or suffer to be scattered; -- applied to fluids and to substances whose particles are small and loose; as, to spill water from a pail; to spill quicksilver from a vessel; to spill powder from a paper; to spill sand or flour. Note: Spill differs from pour in expressing accidental loss, -- a loss or waste contrary to purpose. 4. To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed, or suffer to be shed, as in battle or in manslaughter; as, a man spills another's blood, or his own blood. And to revenge his blood so justly spilt. --Dryden. 5. (Naut.) To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain. {Spilling line} (Naut.), a rope used for spilling, or dislodging, the wind from the belly of a sail. --Totten.
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Spillet fishing \Spil"let fish`ing\, Spilliard fishing \Spil"liard fish`ing\, A system or method of fishing by means of a number of hooks set on snoods all on one line; -- in North America, called {trawl fishing}, {bultow}, or {bultow fishing}, and {long-line fishing}.
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Gopher \Go"pher\, n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See {Gauffer}.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera {Geomys} and {Thomomys}, of the family {Geomyid[91]}; -- called also {pocket gopher} and {pouched rat}. See {Pocket gopher}, and {Tucan}. Note: The name was originally given by French settlers to many burrowing rodents, from their honeycombing the earth. 2. One of several western American species of the genus {Spermophilus}, of the family {Sciurid[91]}; as, the gray gopher ({Spermophilus Franklini}) and the striped gopher ({S. tridecemlineatus}); -- called also {striped prairie squirrel}, {leopard marmot}, and {leopard spermophile}. See {Spermophile}. 3. A large land tortoise ({Testudo Carilina}) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows. 4. A large burrowing snake ({Spilotes Couperi}) of the Southern United States. {Gopher drift} (Mining), an irregular prospecting drift, following or seeking the ore without regard to regular grade or section. --Raymond.
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Spill \Spill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spilt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spilling}.] To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Spill \Spill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spilled}, or {Spilt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spilling}.] [OE. spillen,sually, to destroy, AS. spillan, spildan, to destroy; akin to Icel. spilla to destroy, Sw. spilla to spill, Dan. spilde,G. & D. spillen to squander, OHG. spildan.] 1. To destroy; to kill; to put an end to. [Obs.] And gave him to the queen, all at her will To choose whether she would him save or spill. --Chaucer. Greater glory think [it] to save than spill. --Spenser. 2. To mar; to injure; to deface; hence, to destroy by misuse; to waste. [Obs.] They [the colors] disfigure the stuff and spill the whole workmanship. --Puttenham. Spill not the morning, the quintessence of day, in recreations. --Fuller. 3. To suffer to fall or run out of a vessel; to lose, or suffer to be scattered; -- applied to fluids and to substances whose particles are small and loose; as, to spill water from a pail; to spill quicksilver from a vessel; to spill powder from a paper; to spill sand or flour. Note: Spill differs from pour in expressing accidental loss, -- a loss or waste contrary to purpose. 4. To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed, or suffer to be shed, as in battle or in manslaughter; as, a man spills another's blood, or his own blood. And to revenge his blood so justly spilt. --Dryden. 5. (Naut.) To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain. {Spilling line} (Naut.), a rope used for spilling, or dislodging, the wind from the belly of a sail. --Totten.
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Spilt \Spilt\, imp. & p. p. of {Spill}. Spilled.
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Spilter \Spil"ter\, n. [From {Spill}, n.] Any one of the small branches on a stag's head. [Obs.] --Howell.
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Spilth \Spilth\, n. [From {Spill}.] Anything spilt, or freely poured out; slop; effusion. [Archaic] [bd]With drunken spilth of wine.[b8] --Shak. Choicest cates, and the flagon's best spilth. --R. Browning.
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Splatter \Splat"ter\, v. i. & t. To spatter; to splash.
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Splatterdash \Splat"ter*dash`\, n . Uproar. --Jamieson.
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Split \Split\, a. (Exchanges) (a) Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price; -- said of an order, sale, etc. (b) Of quotations, given in sixteenth, quotations in eighths being regular; as, 10[frac3x16] is a split quotation. (c) (London Stock Exchange) Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.
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Split \Split\, n. 1. (a) (Basketwork) Any of the three or four strips into which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of work; -- usually in pl. (b) (Weaving) Any of the dents of a reed. (c) Any of the air currents in a mine formed by dividing a larger current. 2. Short for {Split shot} or {stroke}. 3. (Gymnastics) The feat of going down to the floor so that the legs extend in a straight line, either with one on each side or with one in front and the other behind. [Cant or Slang] 4. A small bottle (containing about half a pint) of some drink; -- so called as containing half the quantity of the customary smaller commercial size of bottle; also, a drink of half the usual quantity; a half glass. [Cant or Slang]
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Split \Split\, a. 1. Divided; cleft. 2. (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft. {Split pease}, hulled pease split for making soup, etc. {Split pin} (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may be spread open to secure it in its place. {Split pulley}, a parting pulley. See under {Pulley}. {Split ring}, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be strung upon the ring or removed from it. {Split ticket}, a ballot containing the names of only a portion of the candidates regularly nominated by one party, other names being substituted for those omitted. [U.S.]
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Split \Split\, v. i. 1. To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them. 2. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces. The ship splits on the rock. --Shak. 3. To separate into parties or factions. [Colloq.] 4. To burst with laughter. [Colloq.] Each had a gravity would make you split. --Pope. 5. To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach. [Slang] --Thackeray. 6. (Blackjack) to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value. {To split on a rock}, to err fatally; to have the hopes and designs frustrated.
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Split \Split\ (spl[icr]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Split} ({Splitted}, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splitting}.] [Probably of Scand. or Low german origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[c6]zen. Cf. {Splice}, {Splint}, {Splinter}.] 1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin. Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden. 2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder. A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder by congealed water. --Boyle. 3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South. 4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. {To split hairs}, to make distinctions of useless nicety.
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Split \Split\, n. A crack, or longitudinal fissure. 2. A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division. [Colloq.] 3. A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment. 4. Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses. 5. (Faro) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn. 6. (Finance) the substitution of more than one share of a corporation's stock for one share. The market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any ratio, as a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split. 7. (Blackjack) the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created.
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Split dynamometer \Split dynamometer\ (Elec.) An electric dynamometer having two coils so arranged that one carries the primary current, and the other the secondary current, of a transformer.
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Split infinitive \Split infinitive\ (Gram.) A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also {cleft infinitive}.
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Split key \Split key\ (Mach.) A key split at one end like a split pin, for the same purpose.
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Split \Split\, a. 1. Divided; cleft. 2. (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft. {Split pease}, hulled pease split for making soup, etc. {Split pin} (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may be spread open to secure it in its place. {Split pulley}, a parting pulley. See under {Pulley}. {Split ring}, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be strung upon the ring or removed from it. {Split ticket}, a ballot containing the names of only a portion of the candidates regularly nominated by one party, other names being substituted for those omitted. [U.S.]
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Split \Split\, a. 1. Divided; cleft. 2. (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft. {Split pease}, hulled pease split for making soup, etc. {Split pin} (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may be spread open to secure it in its place. {Split pulley}, a parting pulley. See under {Pulley}. {Split ring}, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be strung upon the ring or removed from it. {Split ticket}, a ballot containing the names of only a portion of the candidates regularly nominated by one party, other names being substituted for those omitted. [U.S.]
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Split \Split\, a. 1. Divided; cleft. 2. (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft. {Split pease}, hulled pease split for making soup, etc. {Split pin} (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may be spread open to secure it in its place. {Split pulley}, a parting pulley. See under {Pulley}. {Split ring}, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be strung upon the ring or removed from it. {Split ticket}, a ballot containing the names of only a portion of the candidates regularly nominated by one party, other names being substituted for those omitted. [U.S.]
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Pulley \Pul"ley\, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine, polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet}, {Foal}). For the change of sense, cf. F. poutre beam, originally, a filly, and E. easel.] (Mach.) A wheel with a broad rim, or grooved rim, for transmitting power from, or imparting power to, the different parts of machinery, or for changing the direction of motion, by means of a belt, cord, rope, or chain. Note: The pulley, as one of the mechanical powers, consists, in its simplest form, of a grooved wheel, called a sheave, turning within a movable frame or block, by means of a cord or rope attached at one end to a fixed point. The force, acting on the free end of the rope, is thus doubled, but can move the load through only half the space traversed by itself. The rope may also pass over a sheave in another block that is fixed. The end of the rope may be fastened to the movable block, instead of a fixed point, with an additional gain of power, and using either one or two sheaves in the fixed block. Other sheaves may be added, and the power multiplied accordingly. Such an apparatus is called by workmen a block and tackle, or a fall and tackle. See {Block}. A single fixed pulley gives no increase of power, but serves simply for changing the direction of motion. {Band pulley}, [or] {Belt pulley}, a pulley with a broad face for transmitting power between revolving shafts by means of a belt, or for guiding a belt. {Cone pulley}. See {Cone pulley}. {Conical pulley}, one of a pair of belt pulleys, each in the shape of a truncated cone, for varying velocities. {Fast pulley}, a pulley firmly attached upon a shaft. {Loose pulley}, a pulley loose on a shaft, to interrupt the transmission of motion in machinery. See {Fast and loose pulleys}, under {Fast}. {Parting pulley}, a belt pulley made in semicircular halves, which can be bolted together, to facilitate application to, or removal from, a shaft. {Pulley block}. Same as {Block}, n. 6. {Pulley stile} (Arch.), the upright of the window frame into which a pulley is fixed and along which the sash slides. {Split pulley}, a parting pulley.
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Split \Split\, a. 1. Divided; cleft. 2. (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft. {Split pease}, hulled pease split for making soup, etc. {Split pin} (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may be spread open to secure it in its place. {Split pulley}, a parting pulley. See under {Pulley}. {Split ring}, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be strung upon the ring or removed from it. {Split ticket}, a ballot containing the names of only a portion of the candidates regularly nominated by one party, other names being substituted for those omitted. [U.S.]
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Split shot \Split shot\ [or] stroke \stroke\ . In croquet, etc., a shot or stroke in which one drives in different directions one's own and the opponent's ball placed in contact.
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Split stitch \Split stitch\ A stitch used in stem work to produce a fine line, much used in old church embroidery to work the hands and faces of figures.
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Split stuff \Split stuff\ Timber sawn into lengths and then split.
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Split switch \Split switch\ (Railroading) = {Point switch}.
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Split \Split\, a. 1. Divided; cleft. 2. (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft. {Split pease}, hulled pease split for making soup, etc. {Split pin} (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may be spread open to secure it in its place. {Split pulley}, a parting pulley. See under {Pulley}. {Split ring}, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be strung upon the ring or removed from it. {Split ticket}, a ballot containing the names of only a portion of the candidates regularly nominated by one party, other names being substituted for those omitted. [U.S.]
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Ticket \Tick"et\, n. [F. [82]tiquette a label, ticket, fr. OF. estiquette, or OF. etiquet, estiquet; both of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stick. See {Stick}, n. & v., and cf. {Etiquette}, {Tick} credit.] A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the like, serving as a notice, certificate, or distinguishing token of something. Specifically: (a) A little note or notice. [Obs. or Local] He constantly read his lectures twice a week for above forty years, giving notice of the time to his auditors in a ticket on the school doors. --Fuller. (b) A tradesman's bill or account. [Obs.] Note: Hence the phrase on ticket, on account; whence, by abbreviation, came the phrase on tick. See 1st {Tick}. Your courtier is mad to take up silks and velvets On ticket for his mistress. --J. Cotgrave. (c) A certificate or token of right of admission to a place of assembly, or of passage in a public conveyance; as, a theater ticket; a railroad or steamboat ticket. (d) A label to show the character or price of goods. (e) A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, or the like. (f) (Politics) A printed list of candidates to be voted for at an election; a set of nominations by one party for election; a ballot. [U. S.] The old ticket forever! We have it by thirty-four votes. --Sarah Franklin (1766). {Scratched ticket}, a ticket from which the names of one or more of the candidates are scratched out. {Split ticket}, a ticket representing different divisions of a party, or containing candidates selected from two or more parties. {Straight ticket}, a ticket containing the regular nominations of a party, without change. {Ticket day} (Com.), the day before the settling or pay day on the stock exchange, when the names of the actual purchasers are rendered in by one stockbroker to another. [Eng.] --Simmonds. {Ticket of leave}, a license or permit given to a convict, or prisoner of the crown, to go at large, and to labor for himself before the expiration of his sentence, subject to certain specific conditions. [Eng.] --Simmonds. {Ticket porter}, a licensed porter wearing a badge by which he may be identified. [Eng.]
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Split wheel \Split wheel\ = {Split pulley}.
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Splitfeet \Split"feet`\, n. pl. (Zo[94]l.) The Fissipedia.
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Split-tail \Split"-tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A california market fish ({Pogonichthys macrolepidotus}) belonging to the Carp family. (b) The pintail duck.
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Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta}), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also {gray duck}, {piketail}, {piket-tail}, {spike-tail}, {split-tail}, {springtail}, {sea pheasant}, and {gray widgeon}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}); -- called also {pintailed grouse}, {pintailed chicken}, {springtail}, and {sharptail}.
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Split-tail \Split"-tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A california market fish ({Pogonichthys macrolepidotus}) belonging to the Carp family. (b) The pintail duck.
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Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta}), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also {gray duck}, {piketail}, {piket-tail}, {spike-tail}, {split-tail}, {springtail}, {sea pheasant}, and {gray widgeon}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}); -- called also {pintailed grouse}, {pintailed chicken}, {springtail}, and {sharptail}.
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Split \Split\ (spl[icr]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Split} ({Splitted}, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splitting}.] [Probably of Scand. or Low german origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[c6]zen. Cf. {Splice}, {Splint}, {Splinter}.] 1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin. Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden. 2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder. A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder by congealed water. --Boyle. 3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South. 4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. {To split hairs}, to make distinctions of useless nicety.
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Splitter \Split"ter\, n. One who, or that which, splits.
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Split \Split\ (spl[icr]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Split} ({Splitted}, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splitting}.] [Probably of Scand. or Low german origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[c6]zen. Cf. {Splice}, {Splint}, {Splinter}.] 1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin. Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden. 2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder. A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder by congealed water. --Boyle. 3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South. 4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. {To split hairs}, to make distinctions of useless nicety.
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Split-tongued \Split"-tongued`\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having a forked tongue, as that of snakes and some lizards.
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Splotch \Splotch\, n. [Cf. {Splash}.] A spot; a stain; a daub. --R. Browning.
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Splotchy \Splotch"y\, a. Covered or marked with splotches.
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Splutter \Splut"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spluttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spluttering}.] [Prov. E. splutter, eqivalent to sputter. Cf. {Sputter}.] To speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter. [Colloq.] --Carleton.
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Splutter \Splut"ter\, n. A confused noise, as of hasty speaking. [Colloq.]
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Splutter \Splut"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spluttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spluttering}.] [Prov. E. splutter, eqivalent to sputter. Cf. {Sputter}.] To speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter. [Colloq.] --Carleton.
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Splutterer \Splut"ter*er\, n. One who splutters.
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Splutter \Splut"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spluttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spluttering}.] [Prov. E. splutter, eqivalent to sputter. Cf. {Sputter}.] To speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter. [Colloq.] --Carleton.
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Spoil \Spoil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spoiled}or {Spoilt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spoiling}.] [F. spolier, OF. espoilelier, fr. L. spoliare, fr. spolium spoil. Cf. {Despoil}, {Spoliation}.] 1. To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession. [bd]Ye shall spoil the Egyptians.[b8] --Ex. iii. 22. My sons their old, unhappy sire despise, Spoiled of his kingdom, and deprived of eues. --Pope. 2. To seize by violence;; to take by force; to plunder. No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man. --Mark iii. 27. 3. To cause to decay and perish; to corrput; to vitiate; to mar. Spiritual pride spoils many graces. --Jer. Taylor. 4. To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.
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Spoil \Spoil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spoiled}or {Spoilt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spoiling}.] [F. spolier, OF. espoilelier, fr. L. spoliare, fr. spolium spoil. Cf. {Despoil}, {Spoliation}.] 1. To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession. [bd]Ye shall spoil the Egyptians.[b8] --Ex. iii. 22. My sons their old, unhappy sire despise, Spoiled of his kingdom, and deprived of eues. --Pope. 2. To seize by violence;; to take by force; to plunder. No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man. --Mark iii. 27. 3. To cause to decay and perish; to corrput; to vitiate; to mar. Spiritual pride spoils many graces. --Jer. Taylor. 4. To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.
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Spoliate \Spo"li*ate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Spoliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spoliating}.] [L. spoliatus, p. p. of spoliare spoil. See {Spoil}, v. t.] To plunder; to pillage; to despoil; to rob.
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Spoliate \Spo"li*ate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Spoliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spoliating}.] [L. spoliatus, p. p. of spoliare spoil. See {Spoil}, v. t.] To plunder; to pillage; to despoil; to rob.
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Spoliate \Spo"li*ate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Spoliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spoliating}.] [L. spoliatus, p. p. of spoliare spoil. See {Spoil}, v. t.] To plunder; to pillage; to despoil; to rob.
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Spoliation \Spo`li*a"tion\, n. [L. spoliatio; cf. F. spoliation. See {Spoil}, v. t.] 1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of the community in order to corrupt the remainder. --Sir G. C. Lewis. 2. Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea. 3. (Eccl. Law) (a) The act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his benefice without right, but under a pretended title. --Blackstone. (b) A process for possession of a church in a spiritual court. 4. (Law) Injury done to a document.
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Spoliative \Spo"liative\, a. [Cf. F. spoliatif.] Serving to take away, diminish, or rob; esp. (Med.), serving to diminish sensibily the amount of blood in the body; as, spoliative bloodletting.
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Spoliator \Spo"li*a`tor\, n. One who spoliates; a spoiler.
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Spoliatory \Spo"liato*ry\, a. Tending to spoil; destructive; spoliative.
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Spool \Spool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spooling}.] To wind on a spool or spools.
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Squabble \Squab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squabbling}.] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to chide.] 1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly maner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel. 2. To debate peevishly; to dispute. The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative. --I. Watts. Syn: To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel; struggle.
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Suability \Su`abil"ity\, n. (Law) Liability to be sued; the state of being subjected by law to civil process.
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Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, a. [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr. L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See {Alter}.] 1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer. 2. (Logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition. {Subaltern genus}. (Logic) See under {Genus}.
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Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, n. 1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain. 2. (Logic) A subaltern proposition. --Whately.
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Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, a. [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr. L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See {Alter}.] 1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer. 2. (Logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition. {Subaltern genus}. (Logic) See under {Genus}.
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Genus \Ge"nus\ (j[emac]"n[ucr]s), n.; pl. {Genera}. [L., birth, race, kind, sort; akin to Gr. [?]. See {Gender}, and cf. {Benign}.] 1. (Logic) A class of objects divided into several subordinate species; a class more extensive than a species; a precisely defined and exactly divided class; one of the five predicable conceptions, or sorts of terms. 2. (Biol.) An assemblage of species, having so many fundamental points of structure in common, that in the judgment of competent scientists, they may receive a common substantive name. A genus is not necessarily the lowest definable group of species, for it may often be divided into several subgenera. In proportion as its definition is exact, it is natural genus; if its definition can not be made clear, it is more or less an artificial genus. Note: Thus in the animal kingdom the lion, leopard, tiger, cat, and panther are species of the Cat kind or genus, while in the vegetable kingdom all the species of oak form a single genus. Some genera are represented by a multitude of species, as Solanum (Nightshade) and Carex (Sedge), others by few, and some by only one known species. {Subaltern genus} (Logic), a genus which may be a species of a higher genus, as the genus denoted by quadruped, which is also a species of mammal. {Summum genus} [L.] (Logic), the highest genus; a genus which can not be classed as a species, as being.
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Subalternant \Sub`al*ter"nant\, n. (Logic) A universal proposition. See {Subaltern}, 2. --Whately.
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Subalternate \Sub`al*ter"nate\, a. 1. Succeeding by turns; successive. 2. Subordinate; subaltern; inferior. All their subalternate and several kinds. --Evelyn.
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Subalternate \Sub`al*ter"nate\, n. (Logic) A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. See {Subaltern}, 2.
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Subalternating \Subal"terna`ting\, a. Subalternate; successive.
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Subalternation \Subal"terna`tion\, n. The state of being subalternate; succession of turns; subordination.
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Subhyaloid \Subhy"aloid\, a. (Anat.) Situated under the hyaliod membrane.
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Sublate \Sub"late\, v. t. [From sublatus, used as p. p. of tollere to take away. See {Tolerate}.] To take or carry away; to remove. [R.] --E. Hall.
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Sublation \Sub*la"tion\, n. [L. sublatio, fr. sublatus, used as p. p. of tollere to take away.] The act of taking or carrying away; removal. [R.] --Bp. Hall.
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Sublative \Sub"la*tive\, a. Having power, or tending, to take away. [R.] --Harris.
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Sublet \Sub*let"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sublet}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subletting}.] To underlet; to lease, as when a lessee leases to another person.
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Sublet \Sub*let"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sublet}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subletting}.] To underlet; to lease, as when a lessee leases to another person.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midshipman \Mid"ship`man\, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}. 1. (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required. (b) In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant. (c) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An American marine fish of the genus {Porichthys}, allied to the toadfish. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly a title distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval Academy. See under {Cadet}. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly, a naval cadet who had served his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; -- now called, in the United States, {midshipman}; in England, {sublieutenant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sublieutenant \Sub`lieu*ten"ant\, n. [Pref. sub + lieutenant: cf. F. sous-lieutenant.] An inferior or second lieutenant; in the British service, a commissioned officer of the lowest rank.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midshipman \Mid"ship`man\, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}. 1. (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required. (b) In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant. (c) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An American marine fish of the genus {Porichthys}, allied to the toadfish. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly a title distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval Academy. See under {Cadet}. {Cadet midshipman}, formerly, a naval cadet who had served his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; -- now called, in the United States, {midshipman}; in England, {sublieutenant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sublieutenant \Sub`lieu*ten"ant\, n. [Pref. sub + lieutenant: cf. F. sous-lieutenant.] An inferior or second lieutenant; in the British service, a commissioned officer of the lowest rank.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sublition \Sub*li"tion\, n. [L. sublinere, sublitum, to smear, to lay on as a ground color.] (Paint.) The act or process of laying the ground in a painting. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sublittoral \Sublit"toral\, a. Under the shore. --Smart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subulate \Su"bulate\, Subulated \Su"bula`ted\, a. [NL. subulatus, fr. L. subula an awl.] Very narrow, and tapering gradually to a fine point from a broadish base; awl-shaped; linear.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subulate \Su"bulate\, Subulated \Su"bula`ted\, a. [NL. subulatus, fr. L. subula an awl.] Very narrow, and tapering gradually to a fine point from a broadish base; awl-shaped; linear.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sufflate \Suf*flate"\, v. t. [L. sufflatus, p. p. of sufflare to blow up, inflate; sub under + flare to blow.] To blow up; to inflate; to inspire. [R.] --T. Ward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sufflation \Suf*fla"tion\, n. [L. sufflatio.] The act of blowing up or inflating. [R.] --Coles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supple \Sup"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suppled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suppling}.] 1. To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather. The flesh therewith she suppled and did steep. --Spenser. 2. To make compliant, submissive, or obedient. A mother persisting till she had bent her daughter's mind and suppled her will. --Locke. They should supple our stiff willfulness. --Barrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppletive \Sup"pletive\, Suppletory \Sup"pleto*ry\, a. [Cf. F. suppl[82]tif, LL. suppletivus, from L. supplere, suppletum, to fill up. See {Supply}.] Supplying deficiencies; supplementary; as, a suppletory oath.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppletory \Sup"pletory\, n.; pl. {Suppletories}. That which is to supply what is wanted. Invent suppletories to excuse an evil man. --Jer. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppletive \Sup"pletive\, Suppletory \Sup"pleto*ry\, a. [Cf. F. suppl[82]tif, LL. suppletivus, from L. supplere, suppletum, to fill up. See {Supply}.] Supplying deficiencies; supplementary; as, a suppletory oath.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppletory \Sup"pletory\, n.; pl. {Suppletories}. That which is to supply what is wanted. Invent suppletories to excuse an evil man. --Jer. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supply \Sup*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supplying}.] [For older supploy, F. suppl[82]er, OF. also supployer, (assumed) LL. suppletare, from L. supplere, suppletum; sub under + plere to fill, akin to plenus full. See {Plenty}.] 1. To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an artificial lake; -- often followed by with before the thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition. 2. To serve instead of; to take the place of. Burning ships the banished sun supply. --Waller. The sun was set, and Vesper, to supply His absent beams, had lighted up the sky. --Dryden. 3. To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of; as, to supply a pulpit. 4. To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply money for the war. --Prior. Syn: To furnish; provide; administer; minister; contribute; yield; accommodate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swivel-eyed \Swiv"el-eyed`\, a. Squint-eyed. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syphilide \Syph"i*lide\, n. [F.] (Med.) A cutaneous eruption due to syphilis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syphilitic \Syph`i*lit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. syphilitique.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to syphilis; of the nature of syphilis; affected with syphilis. -- n. A syphilitic patient.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syphilitically \Syph`ilit"ical*ly\, adv. (Med.) In a syphilitic manner; with venereal disease.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syphiloderm \Syph"iloderm\, n. [See {Syphilis}, and {Derm}.] (Med.) A cutaneous affection due to syphilis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syphilodermatous \Syph`iloder"ma*tous\, a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the cutaneous manifestations of syphilis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syphiloid \Syph"i*loid\, a. [Syphilis + -oid.] (Med.) Resembling syphilis.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Schofield, WI (city, FIPS 72150) Location: 44.91523 N, 89.61188 W Population (1990): 2415 (1076 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 2.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54476
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Schofield Barracks, HI (CDP, FIPS 69050) Location: 21.49634 N, 158.06456 W Population (1990): 19597 (3556 housing units) Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Scofield, UT (town, FIPS 67990) Location: 39.72505 N, 111.16125 W Population (1990): 43 (102 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sheffield, AL (city, FIPS 69648) Location: 34.75525 N, 87.70126 W Population (1990): 10380 (4709 housing units) Area: 17.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35660 Sheffield, IA (city, FIPS 72210) Location: 42.89440 N, 93.21052 W Population (1990): 1174 (505 housing units) Area: 14.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50475 Sheffield, IL (village, FIPS 69147) Location: 41.35700 N, 89.73958 W Population (1990): 951 (430 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61361 Sheffield, MA Zip code(s): 01257 Sheffield, OH (village, FIPS 72060) Location: 41.45685 N, 82.09464 W Population (1990): 1943 (691 housing units) Area: 28.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Sheffield, PA (CDP, FIPS 69984) Location: 41.69628 N, 79.02833 W Population (1990): 1294 (553 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16347 Sheffield, TX Zip code(s): 79781 Sheffield, VT Zip code(s): 05866
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sheffield Lake, OH (city, FIPS 72088) Location: 41.48885 N, 82.09792 W Population (1990): 9825 (3542 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44054
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Spalding, MI Zip code(s): 49886 Spalding, NE (village, FIPS 46135) Location: 41.68839 N, 98.36205 W Population (1990): 592 (251 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68665
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Spalding County, GA (county, FIPS 255) Location: 33.26204 N, 84.28494 W Population (1990): 54457 (20702 housing units) Area: 512.8 sq km (land), 4.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Spaulding, IL (village, FIPS 71474) Location: 39.86670 N, 89.54196 W Population (1990): 440 (149 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62561
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sublette, IL (village, FIPS 73287) Location: 41.64346 N, 89.23167 W Population (1990): 394 (175 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61367 Sublette, KS (city, FIPS 68775) Location: 37.47962 N, 100.84652 W Population (1990): 1378 (572 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67877
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sublette County, WY (county, FIPS 35) Location: 42.76107 N, 109.91962 W Population (1990): 4843 (2911 housing units) Area: 12643.4 sq km (land), 140.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Suffield, CT Zip code(s): 06078
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Suffield Depot, CT (CDP, FIPS 74655) Location: 41.98120 N, 72.65035 W Population (1990): 1353 (557 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
splat n. 1. Name used in many places (DEC, IBM, and others) for the asterisk (`*') character (ASCII 0101010). This may derive from the `squashed-bug' appearance of the asterisk on many early line printers. 2. [MIT] Name used by some people for the `#' character (ASCII 0100011). 3. The {feature key} on a Mac (same as {alt}, sense 2). 4. obs. Name used by some people for the Stanford/ITS extended ASCII circle-x character. This character is also called `blobby' and `frob', among other names; it is sometimes used by mathematicians as a notation for `tensor product'. 5. obs. Name for the semi-mythical Stanford extended ASCII circle-plus character. See also {{ASCII}}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
splat 1. Name used in many places (DEC, IBM, and others) for the asterisk ("*") character (ASCII 0101010). This may derive from the "squashed-bug" appearance of the asterisk on many early line printers. 2. Name used by some {MIT} people for the "#" character (ASCII 35). 3. (Rochester Institute of Technology) The {feature key} on a Mac (same as {alt}). 4. An obsolete name used by some people for the {Stanford}/{ITS} {extended ASCII} circle-x character. This character is also called "blobby" and "frob", among other names; it is sometimes used by mathematicians as a notation for "tensor product". 5. An obsolete name for the semi-mythical {Stanford} {extended ASCII} circle-plus character. See also {ASCII}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-01-19)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
split {chunker}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Split-C Parallel extension of {C} for distributed memory multiprocessors. Aims to provide efficient low-level access to the underlying machine. {CM5 (ftp://ftp.cs.berkeley.edu/ucb/CASTLE/Split-C)}. Mail-list: split-c@boing.cs.berkeley.edu.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
splot A graph plotting package from {Stanford University} which produces {encapsulated PostScript}. splot is more flexible than {gnuplot} in producing histograms, and you can set {font} and symbol sizes individually. (1997-09-26)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sheep-fold a strong fenced enclosure for the protection of the sheep gathered within it (Num. 32:24; 1 Chr. 17:7; Ps. 50:9; 78:70). In John 10:16 the Authorized Version renders by "fold" two distinct Greek words, aule and poimne, the latter of which properly means a "flock," and is so rendered in the Revised Version. (See also Matt. 26:31; Luke 2:8; 1 Cor. 9:7.) (See {FOLD}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Shibboleth river, or an ear of corn. The tribes living on the east of Jordan, separated from their brethren on the west by the deep ravines and the rapid river, gradually came to adopt peculiar customs, and from mixing largely with the Moabites, Ishmaelites, and Ammonites to pronounce certain letters in such a manner as to distinguish them from the other tribes. Thus when the Ephraimites from the west invaded Gilead, and were defeated by the Gileadites under the leadership of Jephthah, and tried to escape by the "passages of the Jordan," the Gileadites seized the fords and would allow none to pass who could not pronounce "shibboleth" with a strong aspirate. This the fugitives were unable to do. They said "sibboleth," as the word was pronounced by the tribes on the west, and thus they were detected (Judg. 12:1-6). Forty-two thousand were thus detected, and "Without reprieve, adjudged to death, For want of well-pronouncing shibboleth."
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Shibboleth, Sibboleth, ear of corn; stream or flood