n. The stomach. [ Humorous ] S. Foote. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a container used to store breads or cake, to keep them fresh.
n. an Old World upright plant grown esp. for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder.
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n. [ Prov. E. codbait, cadbote fly. ] (Zoöl.) See Caddice.
a. (Physics) Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation. [ 1913 Webster ]
Deadbeat escapement.
a. Stillborn. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The gadfly. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. A board or boarding which marks or forms the head of anything;
a. Hot-headed; rash. Shak. --
a. Disordered in mind; hot-headed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. In railroads, the bed or foundation on which the superstructure (ties, rails, etc.) rests; in common roads, the whole material laid in place and ready for travel. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.)
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n. The state of being threadbare. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Arch. ] See Tread, n., 5. [ 1913 Webster ]