a.
Augean stable (Fig.),
n.
n. [ OE. augoure, nauger, AS. nafegār, fr. nafu, nafa, nave of a wheel + gār spear, and therefore meaning properly and originally a nave-bore. See Nave (of a wheel) and 2d Gore, n. ]
Auger bit,
‖n. [ F., dim. of auge trough, fr. L. alveus hollow, fr. alvus belly. ] (Mining) A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. aught, ought, awiht, AS. āwiht, ā ever + wiht. √136. See Aye ever, and Whit, Wight. ] Anything; any part.
There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord has spoken. Josh. xxi. 45 [ 1913 Webster ]
But go, my son, and see if aught be wanting. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. At all; in any degree. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. augites, Gr.
a. Pertaining to, or like, augite; containing augite as a principal constituent;
v. i. To increase; to grow larger, stronger, or more intense;
v. t.
But their spite still serves
His glory to augment. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]