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A cucking stool; a tumbrel. Cowell.

A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc.

To loose the buckles of; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe. "Unbuckle anon thy purse." Chaucer.

A large, heavy antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) native of Central Africa. It frequents the banks of rivers and is a good swimmer. It has a white ring around the rump. Called also photomok, water antelope, and waterbok.

A second branch of a buck's antler. Howell.

An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus) belonging to the buckthorns.

sually shrubs or small trees. Black alder. (a) A European shrub (Rhamnus frangula); Alder buckthorn. (b) An American species of holly (Ilex verticillata), bearing red berries.

helper; an auxiliary. Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally. Buckle.

position; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness. A sweetness and amenity of temper. Buckle. This climate has not seduced by its amenities. W. Howitt.

Desiring; eagerly desirous. [R.] Appetent after glory and renown. Sir G. Buck.

re for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger. Men must have appetite before they will eat. Buckle.

To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention. Buckminster.

The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck.

e wandering avocations of a shepherd, rather than the more fixed pursuits of agriculture. Buckle.

A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat. [Obs.] The bail of a canoe . . . made of a human skull. Capt. Cook.

A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.

de To make his balance true. Cowper. The order and balance of the country were destroyed. Buckle. English workmen completely lose their balance. J. S. Mill.

e; to make a bellowing sound; to roar. As loud as belleth wind in hell. Chaucer. The wild buck bells from ferny brake. Sir W. Scott.

That which restrains or confines as a girdle. He cannot buckle his distempered cause Within the belt of rule. Shak.

A strap which enters a buckle.