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n to temperance. Shak. To rein in or rein up, to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the reins.

Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back. Restive or resty, drawing back, instead of going forward, as some horses do. E. Philips (1658). The people remarked with awe and wonder that the beasts which were to drag him [Abraham Holmes] to the gallows became restive, and went back.…

To trace over again, or renew the outline of, as a drawing; to draw again.

The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws.

In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel. (b) (Surg.)

The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action. Blackstone.

The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable. In a retreat he oShak.

A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal. "Revulsions and pullbacks." SSir T. Brovne.

and slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2. Roving frame, Roving machine, a machine for drawing and twisting roves and twisting roves and winding them on bobbin for the spinning machine.

A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.

urved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. Rule, n., 7 (a). Parallel ruler. See under Parallel.

A sudden, violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull.

A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.

graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale.

The keeping of an alehouse by an officer of a forest, and drawing people to spend their money for liquor, for fear of his displeasure.

To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down. Macaulay. To scrape acquaintance, to seek acquaintance otherwise than by an introduction. Farquhar. He tried to scrape acquaintance with her, but failed ignominiously. G. W. Cab…

An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like, by drawing them across it.

k the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like. Small sand-colored stones, so hard as to scratch glass.Grew. Be mindful, when invention fails., To scratch your head, and bite your nails.Swif…

A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, -- used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons. [Eng.]

A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines on stuff; a marking awl.