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One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. Carcharodon Rondeleti); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh.

To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid; as, to manhandle a cannon.

The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.

A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting the different parts and organs, their relative position, etc.

The human race; man, taken collectively. The proper study of mankind is man. Pore.

Unmanly; inhuman. [Obs.] Chapman.

Inhumanly. [Obs.]

Resembling a human being in form or nature; human. Chaucer. But yet it was a figure Most like to mannish creature. Gower.

The slaying of a human being; destruction of men. Milton.

One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.

A person who steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.

The act or business of stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a view to e

One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and authors of human wisdom.

uropean crab (Corystes cassivelaunus) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling a human face. -- Masked pig (Zoöl.), a Japanese domestic hog (Sus pliciceps). Its face is deeply furrowed.

The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St. Bartholomew's Day.

of spirits. A female spirit form temporarily materialized, and not distinguishable from a human being. Epes Sargent.

A group of the human race, including the dark whites.

f the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.

th of the animal body it had inhabited, into another living body, whether of a brute or a human being; transmigration of souls. Sir T. Browne.

pe reagent in testing for the metallic oxides. Originally obtained by the alchemists from human urine, and called sal microcosmicum.