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Agriculture. [Obs.] Bailey.

A cultivator of the soil; an agriculturist. Dodsley.

One who lives near a river. [Obs.] Bailey.

Lacking grammatical sequence. -- An`a*co*lu"thic*al*ly, adv.

A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.

Anthelmintic.

Tree-inhabiting; -- said of certain birds.

An oily liquid substance, C8H13O2N, the chief alkaloid of the betel nut, to which the latter owes its anthelmintic action.

An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks. Dana.

A mouse of the genus Arvicola; the meadow mouse. There are many species.

Of the color of ashes; a whitish gray or brownish gray.

Having the anterior toes connected by a basal web.

Of two colors.

A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its leaves, which are not formed into a compact head like the cabbage, but are loose, and are generally curled or wrinkled; kale.

A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag and maneuver guns where horses can not be used.

A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The "curd," or flowering head, is the part used for food.

representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil. Dryden.

Bucolic.

A chair, litter, or other contrivance fitted to the back or pack saddle of a mule for carrying travelers in mountainous districts, or for the transportation of the sick and wounded of an army.

Bad speaking; bad choice or use of words. Buchanan.