2. The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The set of anchors belonging to a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Com.) A traffic in bills of exchange (see Arbitration of Exchange). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Finance) the simultaneous or near simultaneous purchase and sale of the same or closely linked securities or commodities in different markets to make a profit on the (often small) differences in price. [ PJC ]

The old arrearages . . . being defrayed. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The young and tender shoots of Asparagus officinalis, which form a valuable and well-known article of food. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to uneducated people. [ 1913 Webster ]

Asparagus beetle (Zool.), a small beetle (Crioceris asparagi) injurious to asparagus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gun.) A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe Galegeæ, containing numerous species, two of which are called, in English, milk vetch and licorice vetch. Gum tragacanth is obtained from different oriental species, particularly the Astragalus gummifer and Astragalus verus. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Arch.) See Astragal, 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Cf. F. avarie damage to ship or cargo. ] (Com.) (a) A tariff or duty on goods, etc. [ Obs. ] (b) Any charge in addition to the regular charge for freight of goods shipped. (c) A contribution to a loss or charge which has been imposed upon one of several for the general benefit; damage done by sea perils. (d) The equitable and proportionate distribution of loss or expense among all interested. [ 1913 Webster ]

General average, a contribution made, by all parties concerned in a sea adventure, toward a loss occasioned by the voluntary sacrifice of the property of some of the parties in interest for the benefit of all. It is called general average, because it falls upon the gross amount of ship, cargo, and freight at risk and saved by the sacrifice. Kent. --
Particular average signifies the damage or partial loss happening to the ship, or cargo, or freight, in consequence of some fortuitous or unavoidable accident; and it is borne by the individual owners of the articles damaged, or by their insurers. --
Petty averages are sundry small charges, which occur regularly, and are necessarily defrayed by the master in the usual course of a voyage; such as port charges, common pilotage, and the like, which formerly were, and in some cases still are, borne partly by the ship and partly by the cargo. In the clause commonly found in bills of lading, “primage and average accustomed, ” average means a kind of composition established by usage for such charges, which were formerly assessed by way of average. Arnould. Abbott. Phillips. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, made out of unequal sums or quantities; an arithmetical mean. Thus, if A loses 5 dollars, B 9, and C 16, the sum is 30, and the average 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Any medial estimate or general statement derived from a comparison of diverse specific cases; a medium or usual size, quantity, quality, rate, etc. “The average of sensations.” Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. pl. In the English corn trade, the medial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets. [ 1913 Webster ]

On an average, taking the mean of unequal numbers or quantities. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. According to the laws of averages; as, the loss must be made good by average contribution. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To divide among a number, according to a given proportion; as, to average a loss. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average. [ 1913 Webster ]

He knew no beverage but the flowing stream. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of drink. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A treat, or drink money. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Cæsar . . . made not here his brag
Of “came, ” and “saw, ” and “overcame.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The thing which is boasted of. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beauty is Nature's brag. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A game at cards similar to bluff. Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

A brag young fellow. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags of his substance, not of ornament. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk big. [ 1913 Webster ]