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Sorrowful; mournful. [R.] "Sigh-born thoughts." De Quincey.

Born in slavery.

An erroneous form of the Scotch word slughorne, or sloggorne, meaning slogan.

To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

One who obtrudes himself on another for bed and board. [Scot.] De Quncey.

See under Stag.

Having the mandibles large and palmate, or branched somewhat like the antlers of a stag; -- said of certain beetles.

Stubborn. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child.

A kind of fungus of the genus Phallus, which emits a fetid odor.

An orthoceras.

lding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. "Bow, stubborn knees." Shak. "Stubborn attention and more than common application." Locke. "Stubborn Stoics." Swift. And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness]…

Situated under a horny part or layer.

Containing hornblende in a scattered state; of or relating to rocks containing disseminated hornblende.

by collusion; to procure by indirect means; to incite secretly; to instigate. Thou art suborned against his honor. Shak. Those who by despair suborn their death. Dryden.

The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury. Blackstone.

One who suborns or procures another to take, a false oath; one who procures another to do a bad action.

A division of insects having slender or subulate antennæ. The dragon flies and May flies are examples.

p. p. of Swear. Sworn brothers, originally, companions in arms who took an oath to share together good and bad fortune; hence, faithful friends. -- Sworn enemies, determined or irreconcilable enemies. -- Sworn friends, close friends.

Having horns like those of a bull. Sir T. Browne.