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A donkey. [Southern U.S.]

o pursue his studies. "No woman of rank or fortune but would have a bursary in her gift." Southey.

s vulgaris, variety nanus). See Bean, 1. -- Bush buck, or Bush goat (Zoöl.), a beautiful South African antelope (Tragelaphus sylvaticus); -- so called because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is also applied to other species. -- Bush cat (Zoöl.), the serval. See Serval. -- Bush chat (Zoöl.), a bird of the…

One of a race of South African nomads, living principally in the deserts, and not classified as allied in race or language to any other people.

ation; tumult from stirring or excitement. A strange bustle and disturbance in the world. South.

us, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand.

or strengthens. "The ground pillar and buttress of the good old cause of nonconformity." South. Flying buttress. See Flying buttress.

ure of varying size. In Cuba it is about 33 acres; in Porto Rico, about 194 acres; in the Southwestern United States, about 108 acres.

A South American short-tailed monkey (Pithecia (or Brachyurus) melanocephala). [Written also cacajo.]

A small evergreen tree (Theobroma Cacao) of South America and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp, inclosing seeds about the size of an almond, from which cocoa, chocolate, and broma are prepared.

as far north as Florida Keys, from which cahincic acid is obtained; also, the root of the South American Chiococca anguifuga, a celebrated antidote for snake poison.

Partnership; as to go in cahoot with a person. [Slang, southwestern U. S.] Bartlett.

Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable. [Obs.] Ten thousands of calamitous persons. South.

A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plant, biought from South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower, often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its name.

reat calm. Mark. iv. 39. A calm before a storm is commonly a peace of a man's own making. South.

back, while the Bactrian camel (C. Bactrianus) has two. The llama, alpaca, and vicuña, of South America, belong to a related genus (Auchenia).

The bellbird of South America. See Bellbird.

ried leaves, coarsely broken; -- so called from the rush baskets in which it is packed in South America. McElrath.

including the dogs and wolves. Canis major Etym: [L., larger dog], a constellation to the southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star. -- Canis minor Etym: [L., smaller dog], a constellation to the east of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first magnitude.

professor of canon law; one skilled in the knowledge and practice of ecclesiastical law. South.