Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . takes by dartingdown on its prey in the water. — King-bird, n. A small birdof N. Amer., the tyrant fly--catcheror bee-martin, — notedfor its courage in drivinglarger birds from the vicinityof its nest. —crab, re. A largecrustacean, having the formof a horses foot, with sharp,straight tail-spine ; horse-shoecrab.—killer, n. -post, re. (Arch.)frame of a roof, or any compoundgirder binding the tie
Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . takes by dartingdown on its prey in the water. — King-bird, n. A small birdof N. Amer., the tyrant fly--catcheror bee-martin, — notedfor its courage in drivinglarger birds from the vicinityof its nest. —crab, re. A largecrustacean, having the formof a horses foot, with sharp,straight tail-spine ; horse-shoecrab.—killer, n. -post, re. (Arch.)frame of a roof, or any compoundgirder binding the tie-beam tothe ridge.—Kings Bench. (Law.)The highest court of common ilaw in Eng., — so called because [the king used to sit there in per-son. — Kings-evil, re. A scrofu-lous disease, formerly supposed to be healed by thetouch of a king. Kink, kink, re. A spontaneous twist or doubling uponitself of a rope or thread, which prevents its runningfreely; a crotchet; whim. —v. j. [kinked (kinkt),KINKING.] To twist or knot spontanpously. Kinnikinic, kinnT-kT-nik, re. A preparation for smok-ing used by the North American Indians, consistingof the bark and leaves of red sumac or red Kingfisher. One who kills a king; a regicide.—A beam in the
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