n. [ L. ab + E. articulation : cf. F. abarticulation. See Article. ] (Anat.) Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. an abbreviation of baronet. [ Abbrev. ] “Since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as
n. A barkeeper. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
v. t. To trade or exchange in the way of barter; to exchange (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to traffic; to truck; -- sometimes followed by away;
n.
The spirit of huckstering and barter. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who barters. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Barter. [ Obs. ] Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Etymol. unknown. ] A place of shelter for cattle. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]
Time of the festival of
n. [ Cf. Brettice. ] (Arch.) A small, overhanging structure for lookout or defense, usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an entrance gateway. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in England about 1770, and was called
n. [ AS. beretūn courtyard, grange; bere barley + tūn an inclosure. ]
n. (Bot.) See Bertram. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Ar. jebbār giant; or L. gibber humpbacked: cf. F. gibbar. ] (Zool.) One of several finback whales of the North Atlantic; -- called also
n. An agricultural implement used in Flanders, consisting of a kind of large shovel drawn by a horse and guided by a man.