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mer; a strenuous defender of his country. And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes. Chapman. Strenuous, continuous labor is pain. I. Taylor. -- Stren"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Stren"u*ous*ness, n.

ass; to get clear of; to outstrip. [Obs.] When first they stripped the Malean promontory. Chapman. Before he reached it he was out of breath, And then the other stripped him. Beau. & Fl.

An effort; a striving. [R.] Chapman.

To swell out; to strut. [Obs.] Chapman.

stonishment; stupefaction. [R.] A stupidity Past admiration strikes me, joined with fear. Chapman.

r place under. The bristled throat Of the submitted sacrifice with ruthless steel he cut. Chapman.

That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply. [Obs.] Chapman.

Abounding with support. [Obs.] Chapman.

28. The testimony of the Lord is sure. Ps. xix. 7. Which put in good sure leather sacks. Chapman.

To give back echoes; to reëcho. [Obs.] Chapman.

Swart; swarthy. "A swarth complexion." Chapman.

To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip. Chapman.

intended effect. [Obs.] This taint he followed with his sword drawn from a silver sheath. Chapman.

n water. (f) To win by conquest. [Obs.] For now Troy's broad-wayed town He shall take in. Chapman.

or Prov. Eng.] As a hound that, having roused a hart, Although he tappish ne'er so soft. Chapman.

To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow. [Obs.] Chapman. Taste it well and stone thou shalt it find. Chaucer.

to attend to. Being to descend A ladder much in height, I did not tend My way well down. Chapman. To tend a vessel (Naut.), to manage an anchored vessel when the tide turns, so that in swinging she shall not entangle the cable.

as, a thankless task. To shepherd thankless, but by thieves that love the night allowed. Chapman. -- Thank"less*ly, adv. -- Thank"less*ness, n.

lavery; bondage; servitude; thraldom. Tennyson. He still in thrall Of all-subdoing sleep. Chapman.

To utter in the throat; to mutter; as, to throat threats. [Obs.] Chapman.