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To say "Salve" to; to greet; to salute. [Obs.] By this that stranger knight in presence came, And goodly salved them. Spenser.

A machine for pressing the water from skins in tanning. Knight.

ern. [Obs.] Spenser. "A sample to the youngest." Shak. Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight His sample followed. Fairfax.

To brush the hairs of fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling. Knight.

A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle. Knight.

ting machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so that it may be smooth for printing. Knight.

avy roller to press down newly plowed furrows. (b) A tailor's sadiron for pressing seams. Knight. -- Seam set, a set for flattering the seams of metal sheets, leather work, etc.

uent seasonings. Addison. Seasoning tub (Bakery), a trough in which dough is set to rise. Knight.

The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes. Knight.

An instrument for signaling by reflecting the rays of the sun in different directions. Knight.

A pruning knife with a curved blade. Knight.

A hammer the head of which is not tightly fastened upon the handle, but may be reversed. Knight. (b) A hammer with a concave face which forms a die for shaping anything, as the end of a bolt, rivet, etc. -- Set line, a line to which a number of baited hooks are attached, and which, supported by floats and properly se…

In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface. Knight.

The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple. Knight. Shackle joint (Anat.), a joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.

A shook of staves and headings. Knight.

part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed. Knight.

ion of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard. The dead knight's sword out of his sheath he drew. Spenser.

A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one. Knight.

revile; to degrade, disgrace, or put to shame. [Archaic] R. Browning. The famous name of knighthood foully shend. Spenser. She passed the rest as Cynthia doth shend The lesser stars. Spenser.

A fish plate for rails. Knight. Shin bone (Anat.), the tibia. -- Shin leaf (Bot.), a perennial ericaceous herb (Pyrola elliptica) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme of greenish white flowers.