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(medicine, surgery) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.
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The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.
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The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
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A barb or pap under the tongues of horses and cattle.
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(forestry) A tree which splits vertically while being felled, causing part of the tree to remain upright while the remainder of the tree falls.
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(archaic, idiomatic) A standing pole and two wash-balls, historically used outside barber's shops.
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(Western US, of a tree being felled) To split vertically upward from the partial cut and fall or kick outward.
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(medicine, archaic) A paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast, thought to be a chronic form of beriberi.
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Obsolete form of barbel. [A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related genera.]
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(botany) A small barb or beard.
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The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
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A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
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A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.
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(ornithology) Written as bill hook: a sharply pointed spike growing from the tip of the upper mandible of the hatchlings of honeyguides, used to destroy the eggs and kill the chicks of the host species.
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Alternative form of bodrage [(obsolete) A raid.]
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The blunt back part of an axehead or large blade. Also called the poll.
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A fence designed to catch falling or flying debris, or otherwise absorb its impact
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Alternative spelling of calkin. [A calk (on a horseshoe).]
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(equestrianism) A medicinal ball attached to a horse's bit so that the chewing will improve its appetite.
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(archery) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
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(by extension) A defect in sheepskin; firm dark nodules caused by the bites of keds on live sheep
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Alternative form of crabstick [(now rare) A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club.]
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(obsolete) A little bud or knob at the top of a deer's antler.
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A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
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(aviation, informal) A sharp zig-zag pattern on the leading edge of a wing which increases the vorticity over the wing and reduces spanwise flow.
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(uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
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a round metal ring, approximately 1 cm high, used when cooking to prevent an egg spreading across the cooking surface.
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(uncountable) A fabric with an open diamond-shaped structure; normally used for stockings etc
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(archery) The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.
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A fringe or net used to protect a horse from flies.
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(obsolete) An arrow with a barbed tip.
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(dated) A knot tied in a tuft of grass, intended to trip another person as a prank.
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Caring for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
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A feather plume on some soldier's uniforms, especially the hat or helmet.
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(Now chiefly dialectal) The pike (fish).
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(intransitive, of eggs) To break open when a young animal emerges from it.
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A metal ring, clasp, or other device inserted in a pig’s snout to keep it from rooting up the ground.
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A hooked tool, usually of metal, used to clean the hooves of a horse.
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Alternative form of horse-comb [A comb used by horse groomers for combing the mane and tail of horses.]
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The hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery.
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A short protrusion marked by ridges or dull barbs useful for securing a rubber hose or tube.
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(North Carolina Lumbee dialect) A slingshot.
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A traditional club used as a weapon by certain indigenous groups of South Africa.
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a basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf
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A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight.
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A claw-like blade with one straight edge and one edge which tapers to a point at the tip less abruptly than a sheepsfoot but not as gradually as a Wharncliffe.
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Alternative form of mouth hook [either of a pair of hooked larval mouthparts that function as jaws in some Diptera]
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To form a netting or network; to knit.
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(horse racing) The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
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The rhinarium or naked skin on the nose of most mammals.
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A line of rope or cord attached to the nose peg of a camel.
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The small leathery part of a cat's nose
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A short, sturdy peg inserted through the flesh of the nostril of a working camel, used to help steer the animal.
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A ring affixed to the snout of cattle, to make them follow immediately when a chain is attached to the ring.
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A pore strip for use on the nose.
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A stud (jewel) stuck into the nose.
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Alternative spelling of nose art [artwork found on the forward sections of aircraft (though usually not on the nose itself)]
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Any of various decorative ornaments that are worn at the end of the nose.
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Alternative form of nose ring [A ring affixed to the snout of cattle, to make them follow immediately when a chain is attached to the ring.]
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Alternative form of nose-ringed [Wearing a nose ring.]
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A nose ring worn by Indian women.
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(feng shui) A sharp object pointing toward something (e.g., toward a door, or a person), believed to disrupt the flow of energy and have harmful effects.
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(South Africa) A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair and made pliable, used for twisting into ropes, etc..
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(obsolete, UK, slang) A spur (goad for a horse etc.).
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Alternative form of ripon (“a spur”) [(obsolete, UK, slang) A spur (goad for a horse etc.).]
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(US, archaic) Synonym of razorback: a variety of pig.
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(veterinary) A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
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(UK, dialect) A line or cord; a string.
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A leather strap for attaching a spur to a boot.
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A wound of the equine foot resulting from penetration of the hoof wall and soft tissues of the foot by a metal spike such as a nail.
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A device for removing taglocks from sheep.
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An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.
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(beekeeping) One of a set of parallel bars, at the top of a beehive, to which the bees attach their comb.
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A snare; a stratagem; a trepan.
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A concealed wire or string that sets off an alarm or activates a trap when tripped.
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The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers.
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Alternative form of whippletree [a wooden crossbar for a plough or carriage, pivoted in the middle, from which traces are fastened to a draught animal.]
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(veterinary) A device to measure the height of animals, usually dogs.
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(by extension) Any wild and barbed barrier, evocative of a briar or thorn patch.
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