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] Little Flanigan here . . . is a little seedy, as we say among us that practice the law. Goldsmith. Seedy toe, an affection of a horse's foot, in which a cavity filled with horn powder is formed between the laminæ and the wall of the hoof.

ipes, that shrilledloud as lark. Spenser. No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock. Goldsmith. His voice shrilled with passion. L. Wallace.

quake. "With shuddering horror pale." Milton. The shuddering tennant of the frigid zone. Goldsmith.

To become disgusting or tedious. The toiling pleasure sickens into pain. Goldsmith.

ng directly in front; as, a sidelong glance. The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love. Goldsmith.

ng tortures . . . might, if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time of danger. Goldsmith.

A mucuslike substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals. Goldsmith. Slime eel. (Zoöl.) See 1st Hag, 4. -- Slime pit, a pit for the collection of slime or bitumen.

llation for a sly, cunning, or waggish person. Slyboots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Goldsmith.

One who forgess with the hammer; one who works in metals; as, a blacksmith, goldsmith, silversmith, and the like. Piers Plowman. Nor yet the smith hath learned to form a sword. Tate.

To place snugly. [R.] Goldsmith.

t. In some Irish houses, where things are so-so, One gammon of bacon hangs up for a show. Goldsmith. He [Burns] certainly wrote some so-so verses to the Tree of Liberty. Prof. Wilson.

To tipple to stupidity. [R.] Goldsmith.

One who observes or considers; an observer. [R.] Goldsmith.

tsman. As this gentleman and I have been old fellow sporters, I have a frienship for him. Goldsmith.

An American animal allied to the weasel. [Obs.] Goldsmith.

on; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay. Who copied his squibs, and reëchoed his jokes. Goldsmith.

To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady. [Colloq.] Goldsmith.

To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend. "She stoops to conquer." Goldsmith. Where men of great wealth stoop to husbandry, it multiplieth riches exceedingly. Bacon.

Surplus. [Obs.] Goldsmith.

sympathizing. Far wiser he, whose sympathetic mind Exults in all the good of all mankind. Goldsmith.