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he so-called doctrine of the hinterland, sometimes advanced, that occupation of the coast supports a claim to an exclusive right to occupy, from time to time, the territory lying inland of the coast.

these pangs." Shak. -- To hold up. (a) To raise; to lift; as, hold up your head. (b) To support; to sustain. "He holds himself up in virtue."Sir P. Sidney.

thing else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support. "His holdfast was gone." Bp. Montagu.

n opening in the center of a winding staircase in place of a newel post, the stairs being supported by the wall; an open newel; also, the stringpiece or rail winding around the well of such a staircase. -- Hollow quoin (Engin.), a pier of stone or brick made behind the lock gates of a canal, and containing a hollow or…

Running in the same direction; -- said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.

injurious to hop vines. -- Hop picker, one who picks hops. -- Hop pole, a pole used to support hop vines. -- Hop tree (Bot.), a small American tree (Ptelia trifoliata), having broad, flattened fruit in large clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops. -- Hop vine (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the ho…

The high pommel of a saddle; also, either of the projections on a lady's saddle for supporting the leg.

A frame with legs, used to support something; as, a clotheshorse, a sawhorse, etc.

Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on.

A frame or support for holding something in place, as journal boxes, etc.

The supporting frame of a run of millstones. Husks of the prodigal son (Bot.), the pods of the carob tree. See Carob.

A hydro-aëroplane having two supporting planes.

Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself. Hyoid arch (Anat.), the arch of cartilaginous or bony segments, which connects the base of the tongue with either side of the skull. -- Hyoid bone (Anat.), the bone in the base of the tongue, the middl…

One who proposes or supports an hypothesis. [R.]

Under the tail; -- applied to the bones which support the caudal fin rays in most fishes.

us dinosaurs having a birdlike pelvis and large hind legs with three-toed feet capable of supporting the entire body. Its teeth resemble those of the iguana, whence its name. Several species are known, mostly from the Wealden of England and Europe. See Illustration in Appendix.

A pole for supporting a scaffold.

Not to be endured; insupportable; intolerable. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Im*port"a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]

Heavy; insupportable. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty in voting.