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. An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery. McElrath.

A conical valve, opening outward, to close the mouth of a pipe which passes through the side of a vessel below the water line.

The black angel fish. See Angel fish, under Angel.

A truss, framed with a king-post; -- used in roofs, bridges, etc.

The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition; solicitation. Longfellow.

At work; in action. [Archaic or Colloq.] Spenser.

The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward.

The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold.

In a hot or baking manner.

In manner to balk or frustrate.

The business of a bank or of a banker. Banking house, an establishment or office in which, or a firm by whom, banking is done.

Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees. Gardner.

One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone shark. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a harmless species.

Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves.

The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks.

The finishing course of a wall showing above a cornice.

A literary lady; a female pedant. [Colloq.]

The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry. [Colloq.]

n fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.; -- so called from the town of Bocking, in England, where it was first made.

e, etc., for conveyance, as by railway or steamship, or who sells passage tickets at a booking office.