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Between spines; esp., between the spinous processes of the vertebral column.

A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative.

of Jump, to leap. Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing the larva of a moth (Carpocapsa saltitans). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. -- Jumping deer (Zoöl.), a South African rodent (Pedetes Caffer), allied to the jerboa. -- Jumping jack, a toy figure…

A convulsive tic similar to or identical with miryachit, observed among the woodsmen of Maine.

A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation. His happiness is in his own keeping. South.

The gigantic sugar pine of California and Oregon (Pinus Lambertiana). It has the leaves in fives, and cones a foot long. The timber is soft, and like that of the white pine of the Eastern States.

Shining; brilliant. [Obs.] "Lamping eyes." Spenser.

Vagrant; wandering about.

An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.

A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers. Ure. Lapping engine, Lapping machine (Textile Manuf.), A machine for forming fiber info a lap. See its Lap, 9.

from Leap, to jump. Leaping house, a brothel. [Obs.] Shak. -- Leaping pole, a pole used in some games of leaping. -- Leaping spider (Zoöl.), a jumping spider; one of the Saltigradæ.

By leaps.

A limpet. [Obs.] Holland.

In a limping manner.

A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree.

Lipic.

With a lisp; in a lisping manner.

of Loop. Looping snail (Zoöl.), any species of land snail of the genus Truncatella; -- so called because it creeps like the measuring worms.

A cutting off, as of branches; that which is cut off; leavings. The loppings made from that stock whilst it stood. Burke.

ralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.