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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Dry'-rĕnt, n. p. 417(Eng. Law.) A rent reserved by deed, without a clause of distress. Bouvier.Dry'-rŏt, n. p. 417A rapid decay of timber, by which its substance is converted into a dry powder, which issues from minute tubular cavities, resembling the borings of worms;—called also sap-rot, and, in the U. S.…Dry'-rub, v. t. p. 417To rub and cleanse without wetting. Dodsley.Dry'-salt'er, n. p. 417A dealer in salted or dry meats, pickles, sauces, &c. Fordyce. 2. A dealer in gums, drugs, dye-stuffs, tanning substances, and chemicals generally.Dry'-salt'er-y, n. p. 417The articles kept by a dry-salter; the business of a dry-salter.Dry'-shod, a. p. 417Without wetting the feet. Isa. xi. 15.Dry'-stōne, n. p. 417Stone not cemented by mortar. “Dry-stone walls.” W. Scott.Dry'-stōve, n. p. 417A glazed structure for containing and preserving the plants of arid climates.Dry'-văt, n. p. 417A basket or other vessel for containing dry articles.Dū'ad, n. p. 417Union of two; duality. Harris.Dū'al, a. p. 417Expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number in Greek.Dū'al-ism, n. p. 417The dividing into two; any thing divided into two; a twofold division; a system which assumes, or is founded on, a double principle; as, a view of man as constituted of two original and independent…Dū'al-ist, n. p. 417One who believes in dualism.Dū'al-íst'ic, a. p. 417Consisting of two; pertaining to dualism or duality.Du-āl'i-ty, n. p. 417That which expresses two in number. Hales. 2. Division; separation. Davies. 3. The state or quality of being two. Hayley.Dū'an, n. p. 417A division of a poem corresponding to a canto; also, a poem or song. [Rare.]Dū'ar-chy, n. p. 417Government by two persons.Dŭb, v. t. p. 417To strike with a sword and make a knight; as, the king dubbed his son Henry a knight. 2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle. A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. Pope. 3. To…Dŏb, v. i. p. 417To make a quick noise. Beau. & Fl.Dŭb, n. p. 417A blow. [Rare.] Hudibras. 2. [Ir. dob, gutter, mire, stream, W. dwfr, water.] A small pool of water; a puddle. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Dŭb'ber, n. p. 417One who, or that which, dubs. 2. [Hind. dubbah, dabbah.] A globular vessel or bottle of leather, used in India to hold ghee, oil, &c. [Also written dupper.] McCulloch.Dŭb'bing, n. p. 417The act of dubbing, as a knight, &c.; the act of investing. 2. The act of rubbing, smoothing, or dressing. 3. A greasy dressing used by curriers. Tomlinson.Dŭb'bing-tōol, n. p. 417A tool for paring down to an even surface. Ogilvie.Du-bī'e-ty, n. p. 417Doubtfulness; dubiousness. [Rare.] “The dubiety of his fate.” W. Scott.Dū'bi-ōs'i-ty, n. p. 417The state of being doubtful, or a thing doubtful. [Obs.] Men often swallow falsities for truths, dubiosities for certainties. Browne.Dū'bi-oŭs, a. p. 417Not settled, or doubtful, in opinion; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined; doubtful. “A dubious, agitated state of mind.” Thackeray. “Dubious policy.” W. Scott. 2. Occasioning doubt; not clear or…Dū'bi-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 417In a dubious manner; doubtfully; uncertainly. Swift.Dū'bi-ōŭs-ness, n. p. 417The state of being dubious; doubtfulness; uncertainty.Dū'bi-ta-ble, a. p. 417Liable to be doubted; doubtful; uncertain. [Rare.]Dū'bi-ta-bly, adv. p. 417In a dubitable manner.Dū'bi-tan-çy, n. p. 417Doubt; uncertainty. [Rare.] Hammond.Dū'bi-tā'tion, n. p. 417The act of doubting; doubt. [Rare.] “A shadow of dubitation.” W. Scott.Dū'bi-tā-tive, a. p. 417Tending to doubt. [Rare.]Dū'cal, a. p. 417Pertaining to a duke; as, a ducal coronet. His ducal cap was to be exchanged for a kingly crown. Motley.Dū'cal-ly, adv. p. 417In the manner of a duke; in a manner becoming the rank of a duke.Dūc'at, n. p. 417A coin, either of silver or gold, of several countries in Europe, struck in the dominions of a duke. The silver ducat is generally of the value of four shillings and sixpence sterling, about equal to…Dūc'a-tōon', n. p. 417A silver coin of several countries of Europe, and of different values.Dū'cēs tē'cum p. 417A judicial process commanding a person to appear in court and bring with him books and documents in his hands pertaining to a matter to be heard.Dūch'ess, n. p. 417The consort or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.Dŭch'y, n. p. 417The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom.Dŭch'y-cōurt, n. p. 417The court of a duchy; and especially, of the duchy of Lancaster, in England, held before the chancellor of the duchy or his deputy, concerning all matters of equity relating to lands held by the king…Dŭck, n. p. 417A species of coarse cloth or light canvas, used for small sails, sacking of beds, &c.Dŭck, n. p. 417(Ornith.) A water-fowl of the family Anatidæ and order Anseres. The fresh-water ducks are of the sub-family Anatidæ, and the sea-ducks of the sub-family Fuligulinæ. Of the former, the common domestic…Dück, n. p. 418A pet; a darling. Shak.Dŭck, v. t. p. 418[N. H. Ger. ducken, tauchen, M. H. Ger. tucken, tücken, tächen, O. H. Ger. tâhhan, D. duiken, to stoop, dive, plunge, Prov. Eng. donk. 1. To dip or plunge in water and suddenly withdraw; as, to duck…Dŭck, v. i. p. 418To go under the surface of water and immediately return; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to dip. In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day. Dryden. 2. To drop the head or person suddenly…Dŭck'-ánt, n. p. 418The termes, or white ant. [Jamaica.]Dŭck'-bĭll, n. p. 418(Zoöl.) A mammiferous animal of Australia and Van Diemen’s Land, having a bill resembling that of a duck, with the head of a quadruped; the ornithorhynchus or platypus; — called also mullangong…Dŭck'-billed, a. p. 418Having a bill like a duck; said of the animal called ornithorhynchus.Dück'er, n. p. 418One who ducks; a plunger; a diver. 2. A cringing, servile person; a fawner.Dŭck'-hawk, n. p. 418(Ornith.) A kind of bird having a long, rounded, or even, tail, lengthened wings, and the head furnished with a circle of feathers resembling that of an owl. It inhabits marshy grounds, and preys…Dück'ing-stōol, n. p. 418A stool or chair in which common scolds were formerly tied, and plunged into water, as a punishment; a cucking-stool. Blackstone. The practice of ducking began in the latter part of the 15th century…Dŭck'-lēgged, a. p. 418Having short legs, like a duck. Dryden.Dŭck'ling, n. p. 418A young or little duck. Gay.Dŭck'-mēat or Dŭck's'-mēat, n. p. 418(Bot.) A plant of the genus Lemna; duck-weed.Duck-oy', n. p. 418See DECOY.Dŭck's'-bĭll Lĭm'pet p. 418A genus of gastropodous mollusks. Ogilvie.Dŭck's'-foot, n. p. 418(Bot.) A low, herbaceous plant, of the genus Podophyllum, with white flowers hidden by the overshadowing broad leaves; — called also May-apple. Loudon.Dŭck'-weed, n. p. 418(Bot.) An annual plant of the genus Lemna, of many species, some of which form extensive green plats on stagnant water. It affords nourishment to ducks; — hence the name. Loudon.Dūct,, n. p. 418Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed; especially, (a.) One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to…