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To play fast and loose; to dissemble. Howell.

aracter; by or from birth; by nature; innate; as, a born liar. "A born matchmaker." W. D. Howells. Born again (Theol.), regenerated; renewed; having received spiritual life. "Except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God." John iii. 3. -- Born days, days since one was born; lifetime. [Colloq.]…

se; also, a place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse. Browsings for the deer. Howell.

for the English, collectively; also, an Englishman. "Good-looking young John Bull." W. D.Howells. -- To take the bull by the horns, to grapple with a difficulty instead of avoiding it.

Reckoning; computation. [Obs.] Howell.

To preserve by putting in sealed cans [U. S.] "Canned meats" W. D. Howells. Canned goods, a general name for fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish, preserved in hermetically sealed cans.

A census; -- also, a public rate or tax. [Obs.] Howell. Bacon.

To make a hundredfold; to repeat a hundred times. [R.] Howell.

f; to venture upon; -- usually with it as object. Come what will, I will chance it. W. D. Howells.

d and face covered with a chaperon, out of which there are but two holes to look through. Howell.

To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. W. D. Howells.

th a claw, or with the hand as a claw. "Clawing [in ash barrels] for bits of coal." W. D. Howells. To claw off (Naut.), to turn to windward and beat, to prevent falling on a lee shore.

ueen of Spain took off one of her chopines and clouted Olivarez about the noddle with it. Howell.

Having a large fist. Howell.

To share in a venture. Howell.

To convert into, or add to, a forest. Howell.

To join in praising. [Obs.] Howell.

igrate to and settle in. Bacon. They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants. Howell.

Compliments; greetings. [Obs.] Hearty commends and much endeared love to you. Howell.

ship; comradeship. [R.] "Certainly", said Dunham, with the comradery of the smoker. W. D. Howells.