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ints, as meat. "He joints the neck. Dryden. Quartering, jointing, seething, and roasting. Holland.

ghts in the lists; to tilt. [Written also just.] For the whole army to joust and tourney. Holland.

The office or dignity of a justice. Holland.

Inclined to vomit; squeamish. [R.] Holland.

Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels. Holland.

y husk or covering. When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly. Holland.

native. [Obs.] Chaucer. It becometh sweeter than it should be, and loseth the kind taste. Holland.

To bring forth young. [Obs.] Shak. The poor beast had but lately kindled. Holland.

In Europe, particularly in Belgium and Holland, and outdoor festival and fair; in the United States, generally an indoor entertainment and fair combined.

The body of servants employed in the kitchen. [Obs.] Holland.

The prong of an antler Holland.

ising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop. The highest part and knap of the same island. Holland.

In a knavish manner; dishonestly; fraudulently. Holland.

close. "It remaineth to knit up briefly with the nature and compass of the seas." [Obs.] Holland.

they [stems of asphodel] be dried, they ought to be made up into knitchets, or handfuls. Holland.

or admittance; a rap. " A knock at the door." Longfellow. A loud cry or some great knock. Holland. Knock off, a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.

Loose; lascivious. [Obs.] "To depaint lascious wantonness." Holland.

A diarrhea or flux. [Obs.] Holland.

Somewhat late; backward. [Obs.] "Lateward lands." Holland.

An obligation; a vow. [Obs.] They bound themselves by a sacred lay and oath. Holland.