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One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.

dney Smith for destroying the French flotilla at Boulogne, 1804, were called catamarans. Knight.

ges into a sewer, to oatch bulky matters which would not pass readly throught the sewer. Knight.

A military man serving on horseback; a knight.

Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked; as, vases, urns, etc. Knight.

A writing on wax. Knight.

A pipe for carrying off waste water, etc., from a sink or cesspool. Knight.

The warp threads of a web. Knight. Chain belt (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; -- used for transmitting power. -- Chain boat, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables, anchors, etc. -- Chain bolt (a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate, which fastens it to the vessel's side. (b) A bolt with a chai…

To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night.

The metal plate or tip which protects the end of a scabbard, belt, etc. Knight.

The office or business of a chaplain. The Bethesda of some knight's chaplainship. Milton.

A night watchman; -- an old name.

-- Check nut (Mech.), a secondary nut, screwing down upon the primary nut to secure it. Knight. -- Check valve (Mech.), a valve in the feed pipe of a boiler to prevent the return of the feed water. -- To take check, to take offense. [Obs.] Dryden.

The branches of a bridle bit. Knight.

rt. -- Cheer"less*ly, adv. -- Cheer"less*ness, n. My cheerful day is turned to cheerles night. Spenser.

ored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns.

A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man. "Mount, chevaliers; to arms." Shak.

efixed to his name by the oldest son, until he succeeded to his ancestral titles, or was knighted; as, Childe Roland.

The hardened part of a casting, as the tread of a car wheel. Knight. Chill and fever, fever and ague.

to accompany the striking of the hours or their divisions. We have heard the chimes at midnight. Shak.