n.
A curvet; a leap. See Capriole.
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A one-horse carriage with two seats and a calash top.
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A small line made of spun yarn, to bind or worm cables, seize tackles, etc.
n.
A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood.
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The essential principle of cacao; -- now called theobromine.
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A South American short-tailed monkey (Pithecia (/ Brachyurus) melanocephala).
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A small evergreen tree (Theobroma Cacao) of South America and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp, inclosing seeds about the size of an almond, from which cocoa, chocolate, and broma are prepared.
n.
The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called spermaceti. See Sperm whale.
n.
A hole in the ground, or hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry.
a.
Having, or pertaining to, cachexia; as, cachectic remedies; cachectical blood.
n.
An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal, paper, etc.
n.
A seal, as of a letter.
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A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific morbid process (as cancer or tubercle).
n.
Loud or immoderate laughter; -- often a symptom of hysterical or maniacal affections.
a.
Consisting of, or accompanied by, immoderate laughter.
n.
A fermented liquor made in Cayenne from the grated root of the manioc, and resembling perry.