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To place snugly. [R.] Goldsmith.

n some Irish houses, where things are so-so, One gammon of bacon hangs up for a show. Goldsmith. He [Burns] certainly wrote some so-so verses to the Tree of Liberty. Prof. Wilson.

To tipple to stupidity. [R.] Goldsmith.

tive merchant exercises no one regular, established, or well-known branch of business. A. Smith. -- Spec"u*la*tive*ly, adv. -- Spec"u*la*tive*ness, n.

One who observes or considers; an observer. [R.] Goldsmith.

n. As this gentleman and I have been old fellow sporters, I have a frienship for him. Goldsmith.

An American animal allied to the weasel. [Obs.] Goldsmith.

a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay. Who copied his squibs, and reëchoed his jokes. Goldsmith.

attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady. [Colloq.] Goldsmith.

A yard or inclosure for stacks of hay or grain. A. Smith.

the Olympic stadium, as being the exact length of the foot-race course at Olympia. Dr. W. Smith.

A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.

An anvil; also, a smith shop. See Stithy. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

A smith's shop; a smithy; a smithery; a forge. "As foul as Vulcan's stithy." Shak.

incola rubicola); -- called also chickstone, stonechacker, stonechatter, stoneclink, stonesmith.

To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend. "She stoops to conquer." Goldsmith. Where men of great wealth stoop to husbandry, it multiplieth riches exceedingly. Bacon.

To straighten. [R.] A Smith.

One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wieds the sledge.

ike her sweet voice is thy harmonious song, As high, as sweet, as easy, and as strong. E. Smith.

Surplus. [Obs.] Goldsmith.