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   safety deposit box
         n 1: a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing
               valuables [syn: {safe-deposit}, {safe-deposit box},
               {safety-deposit}, {safety deposit box}, {deposit box},
               {lockbox}]

English Dictionary: spotted crake	by the DICT Development Group
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safety device n a device designed to prevent injury or accidents [syn: guard, safety, safety device]
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safety hat n a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers Synonym(s): hard hat, tin hat, safety hat
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safety-deposit n a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables Synonym(s): safe-deposit, safe-deposit box, safety-deposit, safety deposit box, deposit box, lockbox
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sapidity n the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth Synonym(s): relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang a pleasant flavor Synonym(s): sapidity, sapidness
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septate adj of or relating to a septum Synonym(s): septal, septate
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septation n the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum
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septet n the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one [syn: seven, 7, VII, sevener, heptad, septet, septenary] seven performers or singers who perform together Synonym(s): septet, septette a set of seven similar things considered as a unit Synonym(s): septet, septette seven people considered as a unit Synonym(s): septet, septette, sevensome a musical composition written for seven performers Synonym(s): septet, septette
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septette n seven performers or singers who perform together [syn: septet, septette] a set of seven similar things considered as a unit Synonym(s): septet, septette seven people considered as a unit Synonym(s): septet, septette, sevensome a musical composition written for seven performers Synonym(s): septet, septette
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ship-towed long-range acoustic detection system n a shipboard system consisting of an acoustic detection system that is towed behind the ship
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soft diet n a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders Synonym(s): soft diet, pap, spoon food
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soft water n water that is not hard (does not contain mineral salts that interfere with the formation of lather with soap) Antonym(s): hard water
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soft wheat n wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals
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soft-witted adj (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment Synonym(s): nitwitted, senseless, soft-witted, witless
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softheaded adj foolish; totally unsound; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working" Synonym(s): crazy, half-baked, screwball, softheaded
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softwood n wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) Synonym(s): softwood, deal
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spatiotemporal adj of or relating to space and time together (having both spatial extension and temporal duration); "spatiotemporal coherence" existing in both space and time; having both spatial extension and temporal duration Synonym(s): spatiotemporal, spaciotemporal
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spit out v spit up in an explosive manner [syn: splutter, sputter, spit out] utter with anger or contempt Synonym(s): spit, spit out discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth Synonym(s): expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out
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spotted adj having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture); "a field patched with ice and snow"; "the wall had a spotty speckled effect"; "a black-and-white spotted cow" Synonym(s): patched, spotty, spotted
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spotted antbird n a kind of antbird [syn: spotted antbird, {Hylophylax naevioides}]
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spotted barramundi n a species of large fish found in Australian rivers [syn: Australian arowana, Dawson River salmon, saratoga, spotted barramundi, spotted bonytongue, Scleropages leichardti]
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spotted bat n a large bat of the southwestern United States having spots and enormous ears Synonym(s): jackass bat, spotted bat, Euderma maculata
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spotted black bass n a variety of black bass [syn: Kentucky black bass, spotted black bass, Micropterus pseudoplites]
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spotted bonytongue n a species of large fish found in Australian rivers [syn: Australian arowana, Dawson River salmon, saratoga, spotted barramundi, spotted bonytongue, Scleropages leichardti]
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spotted coral root n common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips; Guatemala to Canada Synonym(s): spotted coral root, Corallorhiza maculata
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spotted cowbane n tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes Synonym(s): spotted cowbane, spotted hemlock, spotted water hemlock
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spotted crake n Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes [syn: spotted crake, Porzana porzana]
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spotted cranesbill n common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers Synonym(s): wild geranium, spotted cranesbill, Geranium maculatum
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spotted dick n a suet pudding containing currants
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spotted eagle ray n ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas Synonym(s): spotted eagle ray, spotted ray, Aetobatus narinari
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spotted fever n any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin
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spotted flycatcher n common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage Synonym(s): spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata, Muscicapa grisola
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spotted gum n large gum tree with mottled bark [syn: spotted gum, Eucalyptus maculata]
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spotted hemlock n tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes Synonym(s): spotted cowbane, spotted hemlock, spotted water hemlock
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spotted hyena n African hyena noted for its distinctive howl [syn: {spotted hyena}, laughing hyena, Crocuta crocuta]
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spotted Joe-Pye weed n North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads Synonym(s): Joe-Pye weed, spotted Joe-Pye weed, Eupatorium maculatum
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spotted lynx n of southern Europe Synonym(s): spotted lynx, Lynx pardina
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spotted owl n a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest Synonym(s): spotted owl, Strix occidentalis
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spotted ray n ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas Synonym(s): spotted eagle ray, spotted ray, Aetobatus narinari
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spotted salamander n glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots Synonym(s): spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots Synonym(s): spotted salamander, fire salamander, Salamandra maculosa
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spotted sandpiper n common North American sandpiper [syn: spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia]
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spotted sea trout n weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States Synonym(s): spotted weakfish, spotted sea trout, spotted squeateague, Cynoscion nebulosus
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spotted skunk n small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico Synonym(s): spotted skunk, little spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
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spotted squeateague n weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States Synonym(s): spotted weakfish, spotted sea trout, spotted squeateague, Cynoscion nebulosus
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spotted sunfish n inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish Synonym(s): spotted sunfish, stumpknocker, Lepomis punctatus
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spotted water hemlock n tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes Synonym(s): spotted cowbane, spotted hemlock, spotted water hemlock
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spotted weakfish n weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States Synonym(s): spotted weakfish, spotted sea trout, spotted squeateague, Cynoscion nebulosus
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subdata base n a subset of data in a database that are used in a specific application
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subdued adj in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" Synonym(s): hushed, muted, subdued, quiet restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low- keyed eloquence" Synonym(s): low-key, low-keyed, subdued quieted and brought under control; "children were subdued and silent" not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" Synonym(s): soft, subdued lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" Synonym(s): dim, subdued
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subduedness n the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity Synonym(s): dimness, subduedness a disposition to be patient and long suffering Synonym(s): meekness, subduedness
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subedit v edit and correct (written or printed material) [syn: copyread, subedit, copyedit]
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subeditor n an assistant editor
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subtitle n translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen Synonym(s): subtitle, caption secondary or explanatory title v supply (a movie) with subtitles
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subtotal n the sum of part of a group of numbers
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sabbath \Sab"bath\, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa`bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[be]th, fr. sh[be]bath to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which was enjoined upon the Jews in the Decalogue, and has been continued by the Christian church with a transference of the day observed from the last to the first day of the week, which is called also {Lord's Day}. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. --Ex. xx. 8. 2. The seventh year, observed among the Israelites as one of rest and festival. --Lev. xxv. 4. 3. Fig.: A time of rest or repose; intermission of pain, effort, sorrow, or the like. Peaceful sleep out the sabbath of the tomb. --Pope. {Sabbath breaker}, one who violates the law of the Sabbath. {Sabbath breaking}, the violation of the law of the Sabbath. {Sabbath-day's journey}, a distance of about a mile, which, under Rabbinical law, the Jews were allowed to travel on the Sabbath. Syn: {Sabbath}, {Sunday}. Usage: Sabbath is not strictly synonymous with Sunday. Sabbath denotes the institution; Sunday is the name of the first day of the week. The Sabbath of the Jews is on Saturday, and the Sabbath of most Christians on Sunday. In New England, the first day of the week has been called [bd]the Sabbath,[b8] to mark it as holy time; Sunday is the word more commonly used, at present, in all parts of the United States, as it is in England. [bd]So if we will be the children of our heavenly Father, we must be careful to keep the Christian Sabbath day, which is the Sunday.[b8] --Homilies.
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Safety \Safe"ty\, n. [Cf. F. sauvet[82].] 1. The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss. Up led by thee, Into the heaven I have presumed, An earthly guest . . . With like safety guided down, Return me to my native element. --Milton. 2. Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc. Would there were any safety in thy sex, That I might put a thousand sorrows off, And credit thy repentance! --Beau. & Fl. 3. Preservation from escape; close custody. Imprison him, . . . Deliver him to safety; and return. --Shak. 4. (Football) Same as Safety touchdown, below. {Safety arch} (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under {Discharge}, v. t. {Safety belt}, a belt made of some buoyant material, or which is capable of being inflated, so as to enable a person to float in water; a life preserver. {Safety buoy}, a buoy to enable a person to float in water; a safety belt. {Safety cage} (Mach.), a cage for an elevator or mine lift, having appliances to prevent it from dropping if the lifting rope should break. {Safety lamp}. (Mining) See under {Lamp}. {Safety match}, a match which can be ignited only on a surface specially prepared for the purpose. {Safety pin}, a pin made in the form of a clasp, with a guard covering its point so that it will not prick the wearer. {Safety plug}. See {Fusible plug}, under {Fusible}. {Safety switch}. See {Switch}. {Safety touchdown} (Football), the act or result of a player's touching to the ground behind his own goal line a ball which received its last impulse from a man on his own side; -- distinguished from touchback. See {Touchdown}.
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Touchdown \Touch"down`\, n. (Football) The act of touching the football down behind the opponents' goal . {Safety touchdown}. See under {Safety}.
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{Safety tube} (Chem.), a tube to prevent explosion, or to control delivery of gases by an automatic valvular connection with the outer air; especially, a bent funnel tube with bulbs for adding those reagents which produce unpleasant fumes or violent effervescence. {Safety valve}, a valve which is held shut by a spring or weight and opens automatically to permit the escape of steam, or confined gas, water, etc., from a boiler, or other vessel, when the pressure becomes too great for safety; also, sometimes, a similar valve opening inward to admit air to a vessel in which the pressure is less than that of the atmosphere, to prevent collapse.
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Sapidity \Sapid"ity\, n. [Cf. F. sapidit[82].] The quality or state of being sapid; taste; savor; savoriness. Whether one kind of sapidity is more effective than another. --M. S. Lamson.
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Septate \Sep"tate\, a. [L. septum, saeptum, partition.] Divided by partition or partitions; having septa; as, a septate pod or shell.
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Septet \Septet"\, Septette \Septette"\, n. [From L. septem seven, like duet, from L. duo.] 1. A set of seven persons or objects; as, a septet of singers. 2. (Mus.) A musical composition for seven instruments or seven voices; -- called also {septuor}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Septet \Septet"\, Septette \Septette"\, n. [From L. septem seven, like duet, from L. duo.] 1. A set of seven persons or objects; as, a septet of singers. 2. (Mus.) A musical composition for seven instruments or seven voices; -- called also {septuor}.
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Shafted \Shaft"ed\, a. 1. Furnished with a shaft, or with shafts; as, a shafted arch. 2. (Her.) Having a shaft; -- applied to a spear when the head and the shaft are of different tinctures.
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Sheep-headed \Sheep"-head`ed\, a. Silly; simple-minded; stupid. --Taylor (1630)
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Shift \Shift\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shifting}.] [OE. shiften, schiften, to divide, change, remove. AS. sciftan to divide; akin to LG. & D. schiften to divide, distinguish, part Icel. skipta to divide, to part, to shift, to change, Dan skifte, Sw. skifta, and probably to Icel. sk[c6]fa to cut into slices, as n., a slice, and to E. shive, sheave, n., shiver, n.] 1. To divide; to distribute; to apportion. [Obs.] To which God of his bounty would shift Crowns two of flowers well smelling. --Chaucer. 2. To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame. Hastily he schifte him[self]. --Piers Plowman. Pare saffron between the two St. Mary's days, Or set or go shift it that knowest the ways. --Tusser. 3. To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails. Carrying the oar loose, [they] shift it hither and thither at pleasure. --Sir W. Raleigh. 4. To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes. I would advise you to shift a shirt. --Shak. 5. To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively. [Obs.] As it were to ride day and night; and . . . not to have patience to shift me. --Shak. 6. To put off or out of the way by some expedient. [bd]I shifted him away.[b8] --Shak. {To shift off}, to delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside. {To shift the scene}, to change the locality or the surroundings, as in a play or a story. Shift the scene for half an hour; Time and place are in thy power. --Swift.
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Sift \Sift\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to sift sand or lime. 2. To separate or part as if with a sieve. When yellow sands are sifted from below, The glittering billows give a golden show. --Dryden. 3. To examine critically or minutely; to scrutinize. Sifting the very utmost sentence and syllable. --Hooker. Opportunity I here have had To try thee, sift thee. --Milton. Let him but narrowly sift his ideas. --I. Taylor. {To sift out}, to search out with care, as if by sifting.
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Water \Wa"ter\ (w[add]"t[etil]r), n. [AS. w[91]ter; akin to OS. watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG. wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. wat[omac], O. Slav. & Russ. voda, Gr. 'y`dwr, Skr. udan water, ud to wet, and perhaps to L. unda wave. [root]137. Cf. {Dropsy}, {Hydra}, {Otter}, {Wet}, {Whisky}.] 1. The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc. [bd]We will drink water.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Powers of fire, air, water, and earth.[b8] --Milton. Note: Pure water consists of hydrogen and oxygen, {H2O}, and is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, transparent liquid, which is very slightly compressible. At its maximum density, 39[deg] Fahr. or 4[deg] C., it is the standard for specific gravities, one cubic centimeter weighing one gram. It freezes at 32[deg] Fahr. or 0[deg] C. and boils at 212[deg] Fahr. or 100[deg] C. (see {Ice}, {Steam}). It is the most important natural solvent, and is frequently impregnated with foreign matter which is mostly removed by distillation; hence, rain water is nearly pure. It is an important ingredient in the tissue of animals and plants, the human body containing about two thirds its weight of water. 2. A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water. Remembering he had passed over a small water a poor scholar when first coming to the university, he kneeled. --Fuller. 3. Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; esp., the urine. 4. (Pharm.) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water. --U. S. Pharm. 5. The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence. 6. A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See {Water}, v. t., 3, {Damask}, v. t., and {Damaskeen}. 7. An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or [bd]diluted.[b8] [Brokers' Cant] Note: Water is often used adjectively and in the formation of many self-explaining compounds; as, water drainage; water gauge, or water-gauge; waterfowl, water-fowl, or water fowl; water-beaten; water-borne, water-circled, water-girdled, water-rocked, etc. {Hard water}. See under {Hard}. {Inch of water}, a unit of measure of quantity of water, being the quantity which will flow through an orifice one inch square, or a circular orifice one inch in diameter, in a vertical surface, under a stated constant head; also called {miner's inch}, and {water inch}. The shape of the orifice and the head vary in different localities. In the Western United States, for hydraulic mining, the standard aperture is square and the head from 4 to 9 inches above its center. In Europe, for experimental hydraulics, the orifice is usually round and the head from [frac1x12] of an inch to 1 inch above its top. {Mineral water}, waters which are so impregnated with foreign ingredients, such as gaseous, sulphureous, and saline substances, as to give them medicinal properties, or a particular flavor or temperature. {Soft water}, water not impregnated with lime or mineral salts. {To hold water}. See under {Hold}, v. t. {To keep one's head above water}, to keep afloat; fig., to avoid failure or sinking in the struggles of life. [Colloq.] {To make water}. (a) To pass urine. --Swift. (b) (Naut.) To admit water; to leak. {Water of crystallization} (Chem.), the water combined with many salts in their crystalline form. This water is loosely, but, nevertheless, chemically, combined, for it is held in fixed and definite amount for each substance containing it. Thus, while pure copper sulphate, {CuSO4}, is a white amorphous substance, blue vitriol, the crystallized form, {CuSO4.5H2O}, contains five molecules of water of crystallization. {Water on the brain} (Med.), hydrocephalus. {Water on the chest} (Med.), hydrothorax. Note: Other phrases, in which water occurs as the first element, will be found in alphabetical order in the Vocabulary.
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Soft-headed \Soft"-head`ed\, a. Weak in intellect.
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Spadefoot \Spade"foot`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of burrowing toads of the genus {Scaphiopus}, esp. {S. Holbrookii}, of the Eastern United States; -- called also {spade toad}.
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Spade \Spade\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spading}.] To dig with a spade; to pare off the sward of, as land, with a spade.
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Spathed \Spathed\, a. (Bot.) Having a spathe or calyx like a sheath.
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Spatiate \Spa"ti*ate\, v. t. [L. spatiatus, p. p. of spatiari, fr. spatiatum. See {Space}.] To rove; to ramble. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Spat \Spat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spatted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spatting}.] To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands. [Local, U.S.] Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands. --Judd.
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Speed \Speed\ (sp[emac]d), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sped} (sp[ecr]d), {Speeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Speeding}.] [AS. sp[emac]dan, fr. sp[emac]d, n.; akin to D. spoeden, G. sich sputen. See {Speed}, n.] 1. To go; to fare. [Obs.] To warn him now he is too farre sped. --Remedy of Love. 2. To experience in going; to have any condition, good or ill; to fare. --Shak. Ships heretofore in seas like fishes sped; The mightiest still upon the smallest fed. --Waller. 3. To fare well; to have success; to prosper. Save London, and send true lawyers their meed! For whoso wants money with them shall not speed! --Lydgate. I told ye then he should prevail, and speed On his bad errand. --Milton. 4. To make haste; to move with celerity. I have speeded hither with the very extremest inch of possibility. --Shak. 5. To be expedient. [Obs.] --Wyclif (2 Cor. xii. 1.)
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Burrow \Bur"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Burrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burrowing}.] 1. To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits. 2. To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide. Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day upon one point, are sure to burrow in another. --Burke. {Burrowing owl} (Zo[94]l.), a small owl of the western part of North America ({Speotyto cunicularia}), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.
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Spite \Spite\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spiting}.] 1. To be angry at; to hate. [Obs.] The Danes, then . . . pagans, spited places of religion. --Fuller. 2. To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart. 3. To fill with spite; to offend; to vex. [R.] Darius, spited at the Magi, endeavored to abolish not only their learning, but their language. --Sir. W. Temple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spitting}.] [From {Spit}, n.; cf. {Speet}.] 1. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal. [bd]Infants spitted upon pikes.[b8] --Shak. 2. To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spitted \Spit"ted\, a. [From {Spit}.] 1. Put upon a spit; pierced as if by a spit. 2. Shot out long; -- said of antlers. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spitted \Spit"ted\, p. p. of {Spit}, v. i., to eject, to spit. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spotted \Spot"ted\, a. Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. [bd]The spotted panther.[b8] --Spenser. {Spotted fever} (Med.), a name applied to various eruptive fevers, esp. to typhus fever and cerebro-spinal meningitis. {Spotted tree} (Bot.), an Australian tree ({Flindersia maculosa}); -- so called because its bark falls off in spots.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spot \Spot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spotting}.] 1. To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots or figures; as, to spot a garnment; to spot paper. 2. To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize; to detect; as, to spot a criminal. [Cant] 3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse. My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain. --Sir P. Sidney. If ever I shall close these eyes but once, May I live spotted for my perjury. --Beau. & Fl. {To spot timber}, to cut or chip it, in preparation for hewing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spotted \Spot"ted\, a. Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. [bd]The spotted panther.[b8] --Spenser. {Spotted fever} (Med.), a name applied to various eruptive fevers, esp. to typhus fever and cerebro-spinal meningitis. {Spotted tree} (Bot.), an Australian tree ({Flindersia maculosa}); -- so called because its bark falls off in spots.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hind \Hind\, n. [AS. hind; akin to D. hinde, OHG. hinta, G. hinde, hindin, Icel., Sw., & Dan. hind, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.), E. hunt, or cf. Gr. [?] a young deer.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A spotted food fish of the genus {Epinephelus}, as {E. apua} of Bermuda, and {E. Drummond-hayi} of Florida; -- called also {coney}, {John Paw}, {spotted hind}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spot \Spot\, n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.] 1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored. Out, damned spot! Out, I say! --Shak. 2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish. Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope. 3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card. 4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place. [bd]Fixed to one spot.[b8] --Otway. That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton. [bd]A jolly place,[b8] said he, [bd]in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.[b8] --Wordsworth. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak. 6. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A sci[91]noid food fish ({Liostomus xanthurus}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also {goody}, {Lafayette}, {masooka}, and {old wife}. (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. See {Redfish}. 7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant] {Crescent spot} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly of the family {Melit[91]id[91]} having crescent-shaped white spots along the margins of the red or brown wings. {Spot lens} (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field ilumination; -- called also {spotted lens}. {Spot rump} (Zo[94]l.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa h[91]mastica}). {Spots on the sun}. (Astron.) See {Sun spot}, ander {Sun}. {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the spot}, immediately; before moving; without changing place. It was determined upon the spot. --Swift. Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish; place; site; locality.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sea trout \Sea" trout`\ (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of true trouts which descend rivers and enter the sea after spawning, as the European bull trout and salmon trout, and the eastern American spotted trout. (b) The common squeteague, and the spotted squeteague. (c) A California fish of the family {Chirid[91]}, especially {Hexagrammus decagrammus}; -- called also {spotted rock trout}. See {Rock trout}, under {Rock}. (d) A California sci[91]noid fish ({Cynoscion nobilis}); -- called also {white sea bass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Windowpane \Win"dow*pane`\, n. 1. (Arch.) See {Pane}, n., (3) b . [In this sense, written also {window pane}.] 2. (Zo[94]l.) A thin, spotted American turbot ({Pleuronectes maculatus}) remarkable for its translucency. It is not valued as a food fish. Called also {spotted turbot}, {daylight}, {spotted sand flounder}, and {water flounder}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tortoise \Tor"toise\, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus isted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in allusion to its crooked feet. See {Torture}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata. Note: The term is applied especially to the land and fresh-water species, while the marine species are generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and turtle are used synonymously by many writers. see {Testudinata}, {Terrapin}, and {Turtle}. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as {Testudo}, 2. {Box tortoise}, {Land tortoise}, etc. See under {Box}, {Land}, etc. {Painted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Painted turtle}, under {Painted}. {Soft-shell tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Trionyx}. {Spotted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) A small American fresh-water tortoise ({Chelopus, [or] Nanemys, quttatus}) having a blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow spots. {Tortoise beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a brilliant metallic luster. the larv[91] feed upon the leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle ({Cassida aurichalcea}) is found on the morning-glory vine and allied plants. {Tortoise plant}. (Bot.) See {Elephant's foot}, under {Elephant}. {Tortoise shell}, the substance of the shell or horny plates of several species of sea turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the manufacture of various ornamental articles. {Tortoise-shell butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus {Aglais}, as {A. Milberti}, and {A. urtic[91]}, both of which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles. {Tortoise-shell turtle} (Zo[94]l.), the hawkbill turtle. See {Hawkbill}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spotted \Spot"ted\, a. Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. [bd]The spotted panther.[b8] --Spenser. {Spotted fever} (Med.), a name applied to various eruptive fevers, esp. to typhus fever and cerebro-spinal meningitis. {Spotted tree} (Bot.), an Australian tree ({Flindersia maculosa}); -- so called because its bark falls off in spots.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Windowpane \Win"dow*pane`\, n. 1. (Arch.) See {Pane}, n., (3) b . [In this sense, written also {window pane}.] 2. (Zo[94]l.) A thin, spotted American turbot ({Pleuronectes maculatus}) remarkable for its translucency. It is not valued as a food fish. Called also {spotted turbot}, {daylight}, {spotted sand flounder}, and {water flounder}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Turbot \Tur"bot\, n. [F.; -- probably so named from its shape, and from L. turbo a top, a whirl.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European flounder ({Rhombus maximus}) highly esteemed as a food fish. It often weighs from thirty to forty pounds. Its color on the upper side is brownish with small roundish tubercles scattered over the surface. The lower, or blind, side is white. Called also {bannock fluke}. (b) Any one of numerous species of flounders more or less related to the true turbots, as the American plaice, or summer flounder (see {Flounder}), the halibut, and the diamond flounder ({Hypsopsetta guttulata}) of California. (c) The filefish; -- so called in Bermuda. (d) The trigger fish. {Spotted turbot}. See {Windowpane}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Windowpane \Win"dow*pane`\, n. 1. (Arch.) See {Pane}, n., (3) b . [In this sense, written also {window pane}.] 2. (Zo[94]l.) A thin, spotted American turbot ({Pleuronectes maculatus}) remarkable for its translucency. It is not valued as a food fish. Called also {spotted turbot}, {daylight}, {spotted sand flounder}, and {water flounder}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Turbot \Tur"bot\, n. [F.; -- probably so named from its shape, and from L. turbo a top, a whirl.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European flounder ({Rhombus maximus}) highly esteemed as a food fish. It often weighs from thirty to forty pounds. Its color on the upper side is brownish with small roundish tubercles scattered over the surface. The lower, or blind, side is white. Called also {bannock fluke}. (b) Any one of numerous species of flounders more or less related to the true turbots, as the American plaice, or summer flounder (see {Flounder}), the halibut, and the diamond flounder ({Hypsopsetta guttulata}) of California. (c) The filefish; -- so called in Bermuda. (d) The trigger fish. {Spotted turbot}. See {Windowpane}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys acebra}) of the Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys rugosa}), native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also {potter}, {slider}, and {redfender}), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin ({Malaclemmys palustris}), are the most important American species. The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of the United States. {Alligator terrapin}, the snapping turtle. {Mud terrapin}, any one of numerous species of American tortoises of the genus {Cinosternon}. {Painted terrapin}, the painted turtle. See under {Painted}. {Speckled terrapin}, a small fresh-water American terrapin ({Chelopus guttatus}) having the carapace black with round yellow spots; -- called also {spotted turtle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weakfish \Weak"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any fish of the genus {Cynoscion}; a squeteague; -- so called from its tender mouth. See {Squeteague}. {Spotted weakfish} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted squeteague.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squeteague \Squeteague"\ (skw[esl]t[emac]g"), n. [from the North American Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) An American sci[91]noid fish ({Cynoscion regalis}), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent reflections. Called also {weakfish}, {squitee}, {chickwit}, and {sea trout}. The spotted squeteague ({C. nebulosus}) of the Southern United States is a similar fish, but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is called also {spotted weakfish}, and, locally, {sea trout}, and {sea salmon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weakfish \Weak"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any fish of the genus {Cynoscion}; a squeteague; -- so called from its tender mouth. See {Squeteague}. {Spotted weakfish} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted squeteague.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squeteague \Squeteague"\ (skw[esl]t[emac]g"), n. [from the North American Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) An American sci[91]noid fish ({Cynoscion regalis}), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent reflections. Called also {weakfish}, {squitee}, {chickwit}, and {sea trout}. The spotted squeteague ({C. nebulosus}) of the Southern United States is a similar fish, but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is called also {spotted weakfish}, and, locally, {sea trout}, and {sea salmon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wintergreen \Win"ter*green`\, n. (Bot.) A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter. Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the species of {Pyrola} which in America are called {English wintergreen}, and {shin leaf} (see Shin leaf, under {Shin}.) In America, the name wintergreen is given to {Gaultheria procumbens}, a low evergreen aromatic plant with oval leaves clustered at the top of a short stem, and bearing small white flowers followed by red berries; -- called also {checkerberry}, and sometimes, though improperly, {partridge berry}. {Chickweed wintergreen}, a low perennial primulaceous herb ({Trientalis Americana}); -- also called {star flower}. {Flowering wintergreen}, a low plant ({Polygala paucifolia}) with leaves somewhat like those of the wintergreen ({Gaultheria}), and bearing a few showy, rose-purple blossoms. {Spotted wintergreen}, a low evergreen plant ({Chimaphila maculata}) with ovate, white-spotted leaves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spottedness \Spot"ted*ness\, n. State or quality of being spotted.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spout \Spout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spouting}.] [Cf. Sw. sputa, spruta, to spout, D. spuit a spout, spuiten to spout, and E. spurt, sprit, v., sprout, sputter; or perhaps akin to E. spit to eject from the mouth.] 1. To throw out forcibly and abudantly, as liquids through an office or a pipe; to eject in a jet; as, an elephant spouts water from his trunk. Who kept Jonas in the fish's maw Till he was spouted up at Ninivee? --Chaucer. Next on his belly floats the mighty whale . . . He spouts the tide. --Creech. 2. To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or pompous manner. Pray, spout some French, son. --Beau. & Fl. 3. To pawn; to pledge; as, spout a watch. [Cant]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sputation \Spu*ta"tion\, n. [L. sputare to spit, v. intens. fr. spuere to spit: cf. F. sputation.] The act of spitting; expectoration. --Harvey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sputative \Spu"ta*tive\, a. Inclined to spit; spitting much. --Sir H. Wotton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subaudition \Sub`au*di"tion\, n. [L. subauditio.] The act of understanding, or supplying, something not expressed; also, that which is so understood or supplied. --Trench.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subdititious \Sub`di*ti"tious\, a. [L. subdititius, subditicius, fr. subdere to substitute.] Put secretly in the place of something else; foisted in. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subdued \Sub*dued"\, a. 1. Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild. 2. Not glaring in color; soft in tone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subdue \Sub*due"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subdued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subduing}.] [OE. soduen, OF. sosduire to seduce, L. subtus below (fr. sub under) + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Subduct}.] 1. To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish. I will subdue all thine enemies. --1 Chron. xvii. 10. 2. To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush. Nothing could have subdued nature To such a lowness, but his unkind daughters. --Shak. If aught . . . were worthy to subdue The soul of man. --Milton. 3. To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a fever. 4. To render submissive; to bring under command; to reduce to mildness or obedience; to tame; as, to subdue a stubborn child; to subdue the temper or passions. 5. To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties. 6. To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears. 7. To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as weeds. 8. To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors. Syn: To conquer; overpower; overcome; surmount; vanquish. See {Conquer}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subeditor \Subed"itor\, n. An assistant editor, as of a periodical or journal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtutor \Sub*tu"tor\, n. An under tutor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppeditate \Supped"itate\, v. t. [L. suppeditatus, p. p. of suppeditare to supply.] To supply; to furnish. [Obs.] --Hammond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppeditation \Supped`ita"tion\, n. [L. suppeditatio.] Supply; aid afforded. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supputate \Sup"pu*tate\, v. t. [L. supputatus, p. p. of supputare. See {Suppute}.] To suppute. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supputation \Sup`pu*ta"tion\, n. [L. supputatio: cf. F. supputation.] Reckoning; account. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Floriken \Flo"ri*ken\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An Indian bustard ({Otis aurita}). The Bengal floriken is {Sypheotides Bengalensis}. [Written also {florikan}, {florikin}, {florican}.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Swiftwater, PA Zip code(s): 18370
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
swapped out n. See {swap}. See also {page out}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Shift Out (SO, Control-N, {ASCII} 14) The character which was used to "shift out" of an alternate character set on some ancient {teletypes}, reversing the effect of the {Shift In} (SI, ASCII 15) character. (1996-06-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
swapped out {swap}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sabbath day's journey supposed to be a distance of 2,000 cubits, or less than half-a-mile, the distance to which, according to Jewish tradition, it was allowable to travel on the Sabbath day without violating the law (Acts 1:12; comp. Ex. 16:29; Num. 35:5; Josh. 3:4).