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The language of China, which is monosyllabic.

A jargon of words from various languages (the largest proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks) generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United States.

f poker. To chip in, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.]

ating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy.

To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang]

To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.

A stiff wide cravat; a stock. [Slang]

A mélange served in Chinese restaurants to be eaten with rice, noodles, etc. It consists typically of bean sprouts, onions, mushrooms, etc., and sliced meats, fried and flavored with sesame oil. [U. S.]

A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy.

A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube. [Slang, Eng.] There was a small wooden table placed in front of the smoldering fire, with decanters, a jar of tobacco, and two long churchwardens. W. Black.

The language of the Cimbri.

the language of the Cingalese. -- a.

The act of running about; also, rambling language. [Obs.] Barrow.

e of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrese. the plain Billingagate way of calling names . . . would save abundance of time lost by circumlocution. Swift. Circumlocution office, a term of riducle for a governmental office where business is delayed by…

A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once. Nares.

ntly. Longfellow. To clamor bells, to repeat the strokes quickly so as to produce a loud clang. Bp. Warbur

c or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink. But not in chains to pine, His spirit withered with tyeur clank. Byron.

d Latin works or authors, but now applied to authors and works of a like character in any language. In is once raised him to the rank of a legitimate English classic. Macaulay.

n extracting nails, etc. -- Claw hammer coat, a dress coat of the swallowtail pattern. [Slang] -- Claw sickness, foot rot, a disease affecting sheep.

Purity of life or language; freedom from licentious courses. Chaucer.