n. The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a schoolmaster; -- a boyish mode of rebellion in schools. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The sea holly. See Eryngo. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Amer. Sp., fr. Sp. gringo gibberish; cf. griego Greek, F. grigou wretch. ] Among Spanish Americans, a foreigner, especially an American or sometimes an Englishman; -- often used disparagingly or as a term of reproach. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
‖n. [ Syrinx + Gr. &unr_; hollow. ] (Anat.) The central canal of the spinal cord. B. G. Wilder. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. syringotome. See Syringotomy. ] (Surg. & Anat.) A small blunt-pointed bistoury, -- used in syringotomy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; a tube, a hollow sore + &unr_; to cut: cf. F. syringotomie. ] (Surg.) The operation of cutting for anal fistula. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Tringa + -oid. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to Tringa, or the Sandpiper family. [ 1913 Webster ]