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shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul Matt. xvi. 26. To gain dominion, or to keep it gained. Milton. For fame with toil we gain, but lose with ease. Pope.

The keeper of a jail. See Jailer.

To keep in a garage. [Colloq.]

One of the planks next the keel on the outside, which form a garboard strake. Garboard strake or streak, the first range or strake of planks laid on a ship's bottom next the keel. Totten.

A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in.

A gate keeper; a gate tender.

The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.

To sport or keep festival. [Obs.] "Gauding with his familiars. " [Obs.] Sir T. North.

er to score; also, the act of kicking the ball over the line between the goal posts. Goal keeper, the player charged with the defense of the goal.

Literally, a fly swallower; hence, once who keeps his mouth open; a boor; a silly and credulous person.

A Turkish general, and standard keeper.

The keel or lower outline of a bird's bill, so far as the mandibular rami are united.

A place for keeping geese.

A pool of water to keep fish in; a wear. [Obs.]

To grope; to feel with the hands. He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a grabbling and fumbling. Selden.

go & Alton; Chicago, Burlington & Quincey; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; and Chicago & Northwestern, railroads. [U. S.].

A grappling iron. The iron hooks and grapples keen. Spenser. Grapple plant (Bot.), a South African herb (Herpagophytum leptocarpum) having the woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle, causing intense annoyance. -- Grapple shot (Life-saving Service), a projectile, to which ar…

Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey.

An Australian parrakeet (Polytelis Barrabandi); -- called also the scarlet-breasted parrot.

ng cognizance of matters of justice in the household, with power to correct offenders and keep the peace within the verge of the palace, which extends two hundred yards beyond the gatees.