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Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.

To cause to bend or give way; to load.

seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading. [Colloq.]

The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms.

mpany, the crew of a ship or other vessel. -- Ship's days, the days allowed a vessel for loading or unloading. -- Ship's husband. See under Husband. -- Ship's papers (Mar. Law), papers with which a vessel is required by law to be provided, and the production of which may be required on certain occasions. Among these…

A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.

To load with shot, as a gun. Totten.

Loaded with shot.

r Scot.] Shak. His gown had side sleeves down to mid leg. Laneham. Side action, in breech-loading firearms, a mechanism for operating the breech block, which is moved by a lever that turns sidewise. -- Side arms, weapons worn at the side, as sword, bayonet, pistols, etc. -- Side ax, an ax of which the handle is bent…

Formerly, magnetic iron ore, or loadstone.

A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver. [Colloq. U.S.]

A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; -- in England called sledge.

out wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow, ice, or bare ground; a sled.

To load with a slug or slugs; as, to slug a gun.

A breech-loading rifle formerly used in the British service; -- so called from the inventor.

ame stamp is that which is obtruded on us, that an adamant suspends the attraction of the loadstone. Sir T. Browne.

One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port; one who stows a cargo in a hold.

ke too strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as, to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to strain a muscle. Prudes decayed about may track, Strain their necks with looking back. Swift.

The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw.

To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess; as, to stuff a bedtick. Sometimes this crook drew hazel bought adown, And stuffed her apron wide with nuts so brown. Gay. Lest the gods, for sin, Should with a swelling dropsy stuff thy skin. Dryden.