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Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.

Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.

Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.

The operation of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.

The bone or cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia and corresponds to a part of the astragalus in man and most mammals.

To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. "Tie the kine to the cart." 1 Sam. vi. 7. My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. Prov. vi. 20,21.

The cloth covering of a cart or a wagon.

To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart. To tip off, to pour out, as liquor. -- To tip over, to overturn. -- To tip the wink, to direct a wink; to give a hint or suggestion by, or as by, a wink. [Slang] Pope. -- To tip up, to turn partly over by raising one end.…

The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.

A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it.

The shaft of a cart. [Prov. Eng.] De Quincey.

Transportation; carriage; conveyance. The Romans . . . stipulated with the Carthaginians to furnish them with ships for transport and war. Arbuthnot.

A narrow cart that is pushed by hand or drawn by an animal. [Eng.]

A lind of low-wheeled cart; a truck.

effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port. There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar. Roscommon.

A kind of cart; a tumbrel. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

A rough cart. Tusser. Tatler.

Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; -- applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers.

One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man.

An instrument for removing an explode cap from a cartridge shell.