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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Stōne'-cŭr'lew, n. p. 1301(Ornith.) A large species of plover found in Europe (Edicnemus crepitans). It frequents stony places, and is also called thick-kneed plover or bustard, and thick-knee.Stōne'-cŭt'ter, n. p. 1301One whose occupation is to cut or hew stones.Stōne'-cŭt'ting, n. p. 1301The business of hewing stones for walls, steps,Stōne'-ēat'er, n. p. 1301(Zoöl.) An animal that eats or gnaws away stone;—applied to certain bivalve mollusks which form holes in rocks.Stōne'-fal'con, n. p. 1301(Ornith.) A kind of hawk which builds its nest among the rocks. Crabb.Stōne'-fĕrn, n. p. 1301A certain plant. Ainsworth.Stōne'-flȳ, n. p. 1301A certain insect. Ainsworth.Stōne'-fruit, n. p. 1301Fruit whose seeds are covered with a hard shell enveloped in the pulp, as peaches, cherries, plums, and the like; a drupe.Stōne'-gall, n. p. 1301The same as STANNEL, q. v.Stōne'-hăm'mer, n. p. 1301A hammer formed with a face at one end, and a thick, blunt edge, parallel with the handle, at the other, used for breaking stone, as for making roads.Stōne'-hăwk, n. p. 1301A kind of hawk. Ainsworth.Stōne'-heärt'ed, a. p. 1301Hard-hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling.Stōne'hĕnġe, n. p. 1301An assemblage of upright and horizontal stones on Salisbury Plain, England;—generally supposed to be the remains of an ancient Druidical temple.Stōne'-hôrse, n. p. 1301A horse not castrated. Mortimer.Stōne'-lĭl'y, n. p. 1301(Paleon.) A species of fossil crinoidean, or encrinite, especially Encrinitis moniliformis, or Encrinus liliiformis. See ENCRINITE.Stōne'-mär'ten, n. p. 1301(Zoöl.) A species of marten (Martes Foina of Gmelin), found in stony or mountainous regions.Stōne'-mā'son, n. p. 1301A mason who works or builds in stone. Simmonds.Stōne'-mōr'tar, n. p. 1301(Mil.) A large mortar used in sieges for throwing a mass of small stones or hand-grenades upon the heads of an enemy.Stōne'-oil, n. p. 1301Rock-oil; petroleum.Stōne'-pärs'ley, n. p. 1301A plant of the genus Bubon.Stōne'-pīne, n. p. 1301(Bot.) A species of pine (Pinus pinea), the seeds of which are edible. It grows in the southern parts of Europe.Stōne'-pĭt, n. p. 1301A pit or quarry where stones are dug.Stōne'-pĭtch, n. p. 1301Hard, inspissated pitch.Stōne'-plȯv'er, n. p. 1301(Ornith.) The same as STONE-CURLEW.Stōn'er, n. p. 1301One who beats or kills with stones. 2. One who walls with stones.Stōne'-rōōt, n. p. 1301(Bot.) A North American plant of the genus Collinsonia (C. Canadensis), the flowers of which have an odor resembling that of lemons; horse-balm. Gray.Stōne’s′-cāst, n. p. 1301The distance which a stone may be thrown by the hand.Stōnes'field Slāte p. 1301A slaty limestone of the oolitic formation, abounding in the remains of mammals, and occurring near Stonesfield, in Oxfordshire, England. Dana.Stōne'-snīpe, n. p. 1301(Ornith.) A large snipe (Gambella melanoleuca), common in the United States.Stōne'-squār'er, n. p. 1301One who forms stones into squares.Stōne’s’-thrōw, n. p. 1301The distance to which a stone can be thrown by the hand; a stone’s-cast.Stōne'-wall, n. p. 1301A wall built of stones.Stōne'-wāre, n. p. 1301A species of potter’s ware of a coarse kind, glazed and baked.Stōne'-weed, n. p. 1301(Bot.) A troublesome weed of the genus Lithospermum, having spear-shaped flowers, with yellowish or milk-white corols.Stōne'-work, n. p. 1301Work or wall consisting of stone; mason's work of stone. Mortimer.Stōn′i-ness, n. p. 1301The quality or state of being stony, or abounding with stones; as, the stoniness of ground renders it difficult to till. 2. Hardness of heart. [Rare.] Hammond.Stōn'y, a. p. 1302Relating to, made or consisting of, abounding in, or resembling, stone; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust. 2. Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific. “The stony dart…Stŏn'y-heärt'ed, a. p. 1302Hard-hearted; cruel; unfeeling.Stōod, imp. p. 1302of stand. See STAND.Stōok, n. p. 1302A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; — in England, twelve sheaves.Stōok, v. t. p. 1302To set up, as sheaves of grain, in stooks.Stōol, n. p. 1302A seat without a back; a little form consisting of a board with three or four legs, intended as a seat for one person. Watts. 2. The seat used in evacuating the contents of the bowels; hence, an…Stōol, n. p. 1302The root or stem of a tree or plant, cut off near the ground, from which shoots spring up; also, the set of shoots thus produced; as, a stool of raspberry plants.Stōol, v. i. p. 1302(Agric.) To ramify; to tiller, as grain; to shoot out suckers.Stōol'-ball, n. p. 1302A play in which balls are driven from stool to stool. Nausicaa With other virgins did at stool-ball play. Chapman.Stōol'-pĭg'eon, n. p. 1302A pigeon used as a decoy, to draw others within a net; hence, a person used as a decoy for others.Stōom, v. t. p. 1302To give strength to; to cause to be lively, as weak liquor by the introduction of must or other ingredients; to stum. Howell.Stōop, v. i. p. 1302To bend the body downward and forward; to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking. 2. To yield; to submit; to bend by compulsion. Mighty in her ships stood Carthage long. . .…Stōop, v. t. p. 1302To cause to incline downward; to sink; as, to stoop a cask of liquor. 2. To cause to submit; to overcome; to prostrate. [Obs.] Many of those whose states so tempt thine ears Are stooped by death; and…Stōop, n. p. 1302The act of stooping or bending the body forward; inclination forward. 2. Descent from dignity or superiority; condescension. Can any loyal subject see With patience such a stoop from sovereignty?…Stōop, n. p. 1302The steps of a door; often, a porch with a balustrade and seats on the sides. [U. S.] J. F. Cooper.Stōop, n. p. 1302A vessel of liquor; a flagon. Fetch me a stoop of liquor. Shak. 2. [Allied to A-S. steb, trunk, Ger. stab. See STAFF.] A post fixed in the earth. [Prov. Eng.]Stōōp'er, n. p. 1302One who stoops, or bends the body forward.Stōōp'ing-ly, adv. p. 1302In a stooping manner or position; with a bending of the body forward.Stōor, v. i. p. 1302To rise in clouds, as dust or smoke. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Stōōt'er, n. p. 1302A small silver coin in Holland, valued at two and a half stivers, or about five cents.Stŏp, v. t. p. 1302To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop a vent; to stop the ears. 2. To obstruct; to render impassable; as, to stop a way, road, or passage. 3. To arrest the progress of…Stŏp, v. i. p. 1302To cease to go forward. Some strange commotion Is in his brain; he bites his lip, and starts; Stops on a sudden, looks upon the ground. Shak. 2. To cease from any motion or course of action. The best…Stŏp, n. p. 1302The act of stopping or the state of being stopped; hindrance of progress, of operation, or of action; cessation; repression; interruption; check; obstruction. Occult qualities put a stop to the…Stŏp'-cŏck, n. p. 1302A pipe for letting out a fluid, stopped by a turning-cock.