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n. [ Pref. arch- + duke. ] A prince of the imperial family of Austria. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Formerly this title was assumed by the rulers of Lorraine, Brabant, Austria, etc. It is now appropriated to the descendants of the imperial family of Austria through the make line, all such male descendants being styled archduke, and all such female descendants archduchesses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An archduchy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prov. E. alk; akin to Dan. alke, Icel. & Sw. alka. ] (Zool.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidæ. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca impennis (or Plautus impennis) . The razor-billed auk is Alca torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Awkward. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The terrestrial Siberian squirrel (Eutamius sibiricus).
Syn. -- baronduki, barunduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as baranduki; the terrestrial Siberian squirrel.
Syn. -- baranduki, barunduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus, Eutamius sibiricus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Turkish, light-headed, a foolish fellow. ] A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. & v. See Balk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. būc belly; akin to G. bauch, Icel. būkr body. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The body. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Bulk; volume. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A red pimple. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Book muslin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. See Backsheesh. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a terrestrial Siberian squirrel (Eutamius asiaticus or Eutamius sibiricus).
Syn. -- baronduki, baranduki, barunduki. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. F. caduc. See Caducous. ] Perishable; frail; transitory. [ Obs. ] Hickes. [ 1913 Webster ]

The caduke pleasures of his world. Bp. Fisher. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n., } n. See Cawk, Calker. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ ‖ } n. [ Hind. chābuk horsewhip. ] A long whip, such as is used in the East in the infliction of punishment. Balfour. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as Hanukka; -- a variant spelling.
Syn. -- Hanukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the Dedication. [ WordNet 1.5 + PJC ]

{ ‖ } n. [ F. chibouque, fr. Turk. ] A Turkish pipe, usually with a mouthpiece of amber, a stem, four or five feet long and not pliant, of some valuable wood, and a bowl of baked clay. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name ] (Zool.) The Indian four-horned antelope; the chikara. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A crock; a jar. [ Obs. ] Chauser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Dawk, v. t., to cut or gush. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. duc, fr. L. dux, ducis, leader, commander, fr. ducere to lead; akin to AS. teón to draw; cf. AS. heretoga (here army) an army leader, general, G. herzog duke. See Tue, and cf. Doge, Duchess, Ducat, Duct, Adduce, Deduct. ] 1. A leader; a chief; a prince. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Hannibal, duke of Carthage. Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]

All were dukes once, who were “duces” -- captains or leaders of their people. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In England, one of the highest order of nobility after princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four archbishops of England and Ireland. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. pl. The fists; as, put up your dukes. [ slang ] [ PJC ]

Duke's coronet. See Illust. of Coronet. --
To dine with Duke Humphrey, to go without dinner. See under Dine. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>v. i. To play the duke. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Lord Angelo dukes it well in his absence. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>v. t. To beat with the fists. [ slang ] [ PJC ]

to duke it out to fight; -- usually implying, to fight with the fists; to settle a dispute by fighting with the fists. See duke, n. sense 4. [ PJC ]

n. 1. The territory of a duke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The title or dignity of a duke. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A little or insignificant duke. Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or condition of being a duke; also, the personality of a duke. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. pl. [ Russ. dukhobortsy spirit wrestlers; dukh spirit + bortsy wrestlers. ] A Russian religious sect founded about the middle of the 18th century at Kharkov. They believe that Christ was wholly human, but that his soul reappears from time to time in mortals. They accept the Ten Commandments and the “useful” portions of the Bible, but deny the need of rulers, priests, or churches, and have no confessions, icons, or marriage ceremonies. They are communistic, opposed to any violence, and unwilling to use the labor of animals. Driven out of Russia proper, many have emigrated to Cyprus and Canada. See Raskolnik, below. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. (Zool.) A small, nocturnal, South American monkey of the genus Aotus (formerly Nyctipthecus trivirgatus). The owl monkey. See douroucouli. [ Written also douroucouli. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. dybbuks; Hebr. dybbukim (Jewish folklore) the wandering soul of a dead person, or a demon, that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior. It may be exorcised by religious rites.
Syn. -- dibbuk. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ L. Hebraicus: cf. F. Hébraïque. ] Hebrew. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an organism with "good" or membrane-bound nuclei having multiple chromosomes; eucaryotes also have other membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria or chloroplasts, within the cytoplasm enclosed by the outer membrane. Such cells are characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria and blue-green algae. Contrasted with prokaryote.
Syn. -- eucaryote. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

adj. having cells with visible nuclei surrounded by a nuclear membrane; pertaining to eukaryotes. Contrasted with prokaryotic.
Syn. -- eucaryotic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , n. (Mining) See Flucan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining) Flucan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. AS. flōc a kind of flatfish, Icel. flōki a kind of halibut. ] 1. (Zool.) The European flounder. See Flounder. [ Written also fleuk, flook, and flowk. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any American flounder of the genus Paralichthys, especially Paralicthys dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean and in adjacent bays. RHUD [ PJC ]

3. (Zool.) A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. LG. flunk, flunka wing, the palm of an anchor; perh. akin to E. fly. ] 1. The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke. [ Cant, Eng. ] A. Trollope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Fluked p. pr. & vb. n. Fluking ] To get or score by a fluke; as, to fluke a play in billiards. [ Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Zool.) Same as 1st Fluke, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Formed like, or having, a fluke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A slender East African antelope (Litocranius walleri) with a long slim neck and backward-curving horns; called also Waller's gazelle, and in German Giraffengazelle. It feeds on the foliage of bushes and trees, and often stands erect on its hind legs, leaning against the bush, to browse on the higher branches; in this habit it is distinctive and easy to recognize.
Syn. -- Litocranius walleri. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

{ or , n. [ Heb. khanukkāh. ] The Jewish Feast of the Dedication, instituted by Judas Maccabaeus, his brothers, and the whole congregation of Israel, in 165 b. c., to commemorate the dedication of the new altar set up at the purification of the temple of Jerusalem to replace the altar which had been polluted by Antiochus Epiphanes of Syria (1 Maccabees i. 58, iv. 59). The feast, which is mentioned in John x. 22, is held for eight days (beginning with the 25th day of Kislev, corresponding to December), and is celebrated everywhere, chiefly as a festival of lights, by the Jews. [ Also spelled Chanuka. ]
Syn. -- Chanukah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the Dedication. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. (Zool.) A large and valuable food fish (Polyprion prognathus) of New Zealand. It sometimes weighs one hundred pounds or more. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Variant of Huke. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. huque, LL. huca; cf. D. huik. ] An outer garment worn in Europe in the Middle Ages. [ Written also heuk and hyke. ] [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. See Juke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ from Scottish jouk to bow. ] To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head. [ Written also jook and jouk. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The money merchant was so proud of his trust that he went juking and tossing of his head. L' Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The neck of a bird. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]