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A man who is engaged in quarrying stones; a quarrier.

To engage in noisy sport; to frolic. Sterne.

One who makes, or engages in, a racket.

To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.

A man engaged in rafting.

One who engages in a raid. [U.S.]

To enfilade; to fire in a direction with the length of; in naval engagements, to cannonade, as a ship, on the stern or head so that the balls range the whole length of the deck. To rake up. (a) To collect together, as the fire (live coals), and cover with ashes. (b) To bring up; to search out an bring to notice again;…

(Mach.), a circular wheel having teeth, usually angular, with which a reciprocating pawl engages to turn the wheel forward, or a stationary pawl to hold it from turning backward.

Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel of the nature of rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful authority by force. "Thy rebellious crew." "Proud rebellious arms." Milton. -- Re*bel"lious*ly, adv. -- Re*bel"lious*ness, n.

To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or computing. Shak.

ching to the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and are forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of youth.

Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow. Thou never wast remiss, I bear thee witness. Milton. These nervous, bold; those languid and remiss. Roscommon. Its m…

odies; a collision; especially, a meetingg in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement. The justling chiefs in rude rencounter join. Granville.

To engage one's self again for service on board of a vessel after having been discharged.

Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer.

To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor. A Benedictine convent has now retained the most learned father of their order to write in its defense. Addison.

The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.

One who is engaged in effecting a revolution; a revolutionist. Smollett.

One engaged in effecting a change of government; a favorer of revolution. Burke.

e the rigs of Michaelmas were yet well composed. Burke. To run a rig, to play a trick; to engage in a frolic; to do something strange and unbecoming. He little dreamt when he set out Of running such a rig. Cowper.