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oot and the hind foot of the opposite side are lifted at the same time. "The limbs move diagonally in pairs in the trot." Stillman (The Horse in Motion).

on, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.

To weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.

A fluoride of the cerium metals occurring in hexagonal crystals of a pale yellow color. Cf. Fluocerite.

To take the load from; to take out the cargo of; as, to unlade a ship or a wagon. The venturous merchant . . . Shall here unlade him and depart no more. Dryden.

One who, or that which, unloads; a device for unloading, as hay from a wagon.

The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset.

In the upper parts; above. Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, And down ward fish. Milton.

ecially, an instrument or vessel used in a kitchen, or in domestic and farming business. Wagons fraught with utensils of war. Milton.

A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others fore the transportation of goods. [Eng.]

A mineral occurring in yellowish, and ruby-red hexagonal crystals. It consist of lead vanadate with a small proportion of lead chloride.

That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land.

A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, and also massive, of a brown to green color, rarely sulphur yellow and blue. It is a silicate of alumina and lime with some iron magnesia, and is common at Vesuvius. Also called idocrase.

The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of Ant: defeat. Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. xv. 54. God on our side, doubt not of victory. Shak. Victory may be honorable to the arms, but sh…

is), whose larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often destructive. -- Vine dragon, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.] Holland. -- Vine forester (Zoöl.), any one of several species of moths belonging to Alypia and allied genera, whose larvæ feed on the leaves of the grapevine. -- Vine fretter (…

understanding, upon the pure virtue of his syntax. De Quincey. The virtue of his midnight agony. Keble.

uth African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.

A four-wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; a wagon. The wardens see nothing but a wain of hay. Jeffrey. Driving in ponderous wains their household goods to the seashore. Longfellow.

Same as Wagonwright.

leather, used for binding a load upon the back of a beast; also, a leather tie; a short wagon rope. [Prov. Eng.]