noun(n.) Woolen or cotton refuse (sing. / pl.), old rags, etc., reduced to a degree of fineness by machinery, and used for stuffing unpholstered furniture. verb(v. i.) To gather in companies or crowds. verb(v. t.) To flock to; to crowd. ...
The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars. noun (n.) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured. noun (n.) A curb, or...
I have never been a fan of Christmas. It’s the time that I traditionally molt and refuse my food. It’s family time and since I don’t have a family (well, a human one), it’s difficult to become excited about stuffing a turkey. There is something especially trieste about Christmas...
He spoke5, and with his fleshless, diaphanous6 hands he began slowly tearing to strips and shreds7 the limp pages of the manuscript, stuffing them into his mouth, slowly swallowing as if he were consuming the host and he wanted to make it flesh of his flesh. William looked at him, fasc...
noun(n.) The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing. noun(n.) The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch. goulandnoun(n.) See Golding. ...
noun(n.) The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing. noun(n.) The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch. goelandnoun(n.) A white tropical tern (Cygis candida). ...
Popularly, a public room for specific uses; esp., a barroom or grogshop; as, a drinking saloon; an eating saloon; a dancing saloon. salpian noun (n.) Alt. of Salpid salpicon noun (n.) Chopped meat, bread, etc., used to stuff legs of veal or other joints; stuffing; farce. ...
A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc. ; -- called also lantern brass. noun (n.) A perforated barrel to form a core upon. noun (n.) See Aristotle'...