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(b) To put faith in; to accept as trustworthy; as, to take stock in a person's fidelity. [Slang] -- To take stock of, to take account of the stock of; to take an inventory of; hence, to ascertain the facts in regard to (something). [Eng.] At the outset of any inquiry it is proper to take stock of the results obtained b…

o connect a portable stove with a chimney flue. Stovepipe hat, the common tall silk hat. [Slang, U.S.]

Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight. [Slang]

An overstretching of the truth; a lie. [Slang]

To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money. [Old Slang]

The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang]

A boastful person. [Slang]

Something striking or amazing in quality; something of extraordinary excellence. [Slang] Thackeray.

verpowering with astonishment, especially on account of excellence; as, stunning poetry. [Slang] C. Kingsley. -- Stun"ning*ly, adv. [Slang]

A hard drinker; a soaker. [Slang]

An epaulet. [Sailor's Slang] Marryat.

A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle. [Cant or Slang] Charles Reade.

olemn vow, or a serious resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off smoking. [Slang]

An employer who oppresses his workmen by paying low wages. [Slang]

A showy, dashing person; a dandy. [Slang] Ground swell. See under Ground. -- Organ swell (Mus.), a certain number of pipes inclosed in a box, the uncovering of which by means of a pedal produces increased sound. -- Swell shark (Zoöl.), a small shark (Scyllium ventricosum) of the west coast of North America, which tak…

Dandified; stylish. [Slang]

Poor, weak beer; small beer. [Slang, Eng.] [Written also swypes.] Craig.

Nimble; quick. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Slang]

To flog; to lash. [Slang] Thackeray.

Flattery; soft phrases. [Slang]