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{ ‖ } n. [ Gr. a`ga`llochon, of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl. ahālīm. ] A soft, resinous wood (Aquilaria Agallocha) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called also agalwood and aloes wood. The name is also given to some other species. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Anaptichi [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unfolding; 'ana` back + &unr_; to fold. ] (Paleon.) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, as the ammonites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. anchusa the plant alkanet, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Chem.) A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, fold. ] (Zool.) A shelly plate found in the terminal chambers of ammonite shells. Some authors consider them to be jaws; others, opercula. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. Ba`kchos. ] (Myth.) The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. A division of the Bantus, dwelling between the Orange and Zambezi rivers, supposed to be the most ancient Bantu population of South Africa. They are divided into totemic clans; they are intelligent and progressive. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Eccl.) A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship. [ 1913 Webster ]

Side by side with these various shades of High and Low Church, another party of a different character has always existed in the Church of England. It is called by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or Broad Church, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent, by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration. Conybeare. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. brocher to stitch. See Broach, v. t. ] A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet; a single sheet folded to make four pages. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

‖n.; pl. Bronchi [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; windpipe. Cf. Bronchia. ] (Anat.) One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A South African shrub (Barosma) with small leaves that are dotted with oil glands; also, the leaves themselves, which are used in medicine for diseases of the urinary organs, etc. Several species furnish the leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] An Andalusian dance in three-four time, resembling the bolero. [ Sometimes in English spelled cachuca ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The orchestra plays the cachucha. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] (Med.) A pastil or troche, composed of various aromatic and other ingredients, highly celebrated in India as an antidote, and as a stomachic and antispasmodic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an alternative genus classification for the cactus wrens.
Syn. -- genus Campylorhynchus, Heleodytes, genus Heleodytes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ See Cashoo. ] (Chem.) A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc. Ure. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to catechu or its derivatives. See catechin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. catechumenus, Gr. kathchoy`menos instructed, from kathchei^n. See Catechise. ] (Eccl.) One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity; a neophyte; in the primitive church, one officially recognized as a Christian, and admitted to instruction preliminary to admission to full membership in the church. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or condition of a catechumen or the time during which one is a catechumen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to catechumens; as, catechumenical instructions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A catechumen. Bp. Morton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Probably of East Indian origin, because it was originally a kind of East Indian pickles. Cf. also Malay k&ebreve_;chap fish sauce. MW10. ] A pureed table sauce made predominantly from tomatoes, flavored with onions, sugar, salt and spices; called also tomato ketchup. The term is also applied to pureed sauces containing mushrooms, walnuts, etc., being called in such cases mushroom ketchup, walnut ketchup, etc. [ Written also ketchup. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ See Chirm. ] Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Chop to barter. ] (Old Eng. Law) An exchanger or an exchange of benefices. [ Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ This word seems to signify a large or thick fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh. F. chabot chub. ] (Zool.) A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidæ or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes of the same family, of the genera Semotilus, Squalius, Ceratichthys, etc., and locally to several very different fishes, as the tautog, black bass, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chub mackerel (Zool.), a species of mackerel (Scomber colias) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic coast, but absent in others; -- called also bull mackerel, thimble-eye, and big-eye mackerel. --
Chub sucker (Zool.), a fresh-water fish of the United States (Erimyzon sucetta); -- called also creekfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Chubby. [ R. ] H. Brooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being chubby. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a chub; plump, short, and thick. “Chubby faces.” I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a plump, short face. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Chucked p. pr. & vb. n. Chucking. ] [ Imitative of the sound. ] 1. To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To chuckle; to laugh. [ R. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To call, as a hen her chickens. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The chuck or call of a hen. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sudden, small noise. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick. “Pray, chuck, come hither.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chucked p. pr. & vb. n. Chucking. ] [ F. choquer to strike. Cf. Shock, v. t. ] 1. To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chucked the barmaid under the chin. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch. [ Colloq. ] “Mahomet Ali will just be chucked into the Nile.” Lord Palmerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mech.) To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning; to bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A slight blow or pat under the chin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A short throw; a toss. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mach.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chuck farthing, a play in which a farthing is pitched into a hole; pitch farthing. --
Chuck hole, a deep hole in a wagon rut. --
Elliptic chuck, a chuck having a slider and an eccentric circle, which, as the work turns round, give it a sliding motion across the center which generates an ellipse. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting; a bouncer{ 5 }.
Syn. -- bouncer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. same as chock-full. [ predicate ]
Syn. -- chockablock(predicate), chock-full(predicate), chockfull(predicate), chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate), cram full. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering especially in a road surface.
Syn. -- pothole. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chuckled p. pr. & vb. n. Chuckling ] [ From 1st Chuck. ] 1. To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To fondle; to cocker. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ From 1st Chuck. ] To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person with a large head; a numskull; a dunce. [ Low ] Knowles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a large head; thickheaded; dull; stupid. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A large whippoorwill-like bird (a species of goatsucker) (Caprimulgus carolinensis, formerly Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; -- so called from its note. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. Chew, Cud. ] To champ; to bite. [ Obs. ] A. Stafford. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Chew, v. t. ] Minced meat. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] (Bot.) A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Stupid; churlish. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]