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A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse. [Slang.]

Ten millions; as, a crore of rupees (which is nearly $5,000,000). [East Indies] Malcolm.

Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfullness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman. He had received a cross answer from his mistress. Jer. Taylor.

Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.

The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.

Cross; peevish. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

wd sail (Naut.), to carry an extraordinary amount of sail, with a view to accelerate the speed of a vessel; to carry a press of sail.

To overcome completely; to subdue totally. Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels. Sir. W. Scott. To crush a cup, to drink. [Obs.] -- To crush out. (a) To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes. (b) To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress.

Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly. Thou crusty batch of nature, what's the news Shak.

r; transparent; lucid; pellucid; crystalline. Through crystal walls each little mote will peep. Shak. By crystal streams that murmur through the meads. Dryden. The crystal pellets at the touch congeal, And from the ground rebounds the ratting hail. H. Brooks.

The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next succeeding player to speak; any word or words which serve to remind a player to speak or to do something; a catchword. When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer. Shak.

To fight; to scuffle; to box. While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport. Dryden.

A liqueur, or cordial, flavored with orange peel, cinnamon, and mace; -- first made at the island of Curaçcao.

Peevishly; vexatiously; detestably. [Obs.] "Curstfully mad." Marston.

Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness. [Obs.] Shak.

Reserved; not affable. [Obs.] "Of his speech dangerous." Chaucer. -- Dan"ger*ous*ly, adv. -- Dan"ger*ous*ness, n.

A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course; -- used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race.

striped quagga, or Burchell's zebra, of South Africa (Asinus Burchellii); -- called also peechi, or peetsi.

ight, and naught. Holland. Deaf and dumb, without the sense of hearing or the faculty of speech. See Deaf-mute.

ho, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power of speech, or has lost it. [See Illust. of Dactylology.] Deaf-mutes are still so called, even when, by artificial methods, they have been taught to speak imperfectly.