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ned frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, as cattle; the pilot. [U.S.]

The upper curve of a horse's neck. Throwing the base thong from his bending crest. Shak.

To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin. Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Ps. ii. 9. A brave vessel, . . . Dashed all to pieces. Shak. To perplex and dash Maturest counsels. Milton.

of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a 1500-meter run.

The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes.

The act of throwing up froth or scum; separation of the scum or impurities from liquids; scumming; clarification.

he surface of water as to skip from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so throwing stones; -- sometimes called ducks and drakes. Internal earthquakes, that, not content with one throe, run along spasmodically, like boys playing at what is called drakestone. De Quincey.

The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight. [Archaic or Technical] "An ejaculation or irradiation of the eye." Bacon.

Casting or throwing out; fitted to eject; as, ejaculatory vessels.

The act of expelling or throwing off; (Physiol.)

The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission of light from the sun; the emission of heat from a fire; the emission of bank notes. issue bank notes.

In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back. Walker.

The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion. All Paris was quiet . . . to gather fresh streng…

An engine of war used for throwing viretons, large stones, and other missiles; a springal.

Having the quality of excreting, or throwing off excrementitious matter.

The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown out. [Obs.] Boyle.

To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span. [Obs.] Purchas.

ays; a hotspur. [Colloq.] -- Fire engine, a portable forcing pump, usually on wheels, for throwing water to extinguish fire. -- Fire escape, a contrivance for facilitating escape from burning buildings. -- Fire gilding (Fine Arts), a mode of gilding with an amalgam of gold and quicksilver, the latter metal being driv…

An old cry in throwing water, slops, etc., from the windows in Edingburgh. Sir. W. Scott.

een applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone.