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One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness. Abbott.

A kind of riddle based upon some fanciful or fantastic resemblance between things quite unlike; a puzzling question, of which the answer is or involves a pun. Or pun ambiguous, or conundrum quaint. J. Philips.

ty invented stools, Convenience next suggested elbow chairs. Cowper. We are rather intent upon the end of God's glory than our own conveniency. Jer. Taylor.

Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated. Conventional services reserved by tenures upon grants, made out of the crown or knights' service. Sir M. Hale.

present according to an established principle, whether religious or traditional, or based upon certain artistic rules of supposed importance.

o play the thief; to steal. [Cant] But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat upon Simplicius. Marston.

The good humor or mirth indulged in upon festive occasions; a convivial spirit or humor; festivity.

Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of the leaves of plants in æstivation.

The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion. O'er the calm sea, in convolution swift, The feathered eddy floats. Thomson.

To work upon in the manner of a cooper. [Obs.] "Shaken tubs . . . be new cooped." Holland.

To do the work of a cooper upon; as, to cooper a cask or barrel.

A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.

certain times for fuel or other purposes. See Copse. The rate of coppice lands will fall, upon the discovery of coal mines. Locke.

ething rising in a conical shape; specifically, a hill rising to a point. A low cape, and upon it a copple not very high. Hakluyt.

A kind of beetle which feeds upon dung.

Feeding upon dung, as certain insects.

t is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig. Sir W. temple. Dancing a coranto with him upon the heath. Macaulay.

To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple. He's likee a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be cored out. Marston.

To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold. [Obs.] Burton.

law and his coronal oath require his undeniable assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon. Milton.