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A coupling pin. See under Coupling.

against which the shoulder is to rest, so that a pin or bolt, when driven into it, will draw these parts together. Weale.

A boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom; also, a part of power loom that performs the same office.

A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or hinder communication at pleasure, as before the gate of a town or castle, or over a navigable river or canal.

braggart; a bully. The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he acted like a drawcansir, sparing neither friend nor foe. Addison.

The person on whom an order or bill of exchange is drawn; -- the correlative of drawer.

One who, or that which, draws; as:

The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.

The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn.

An old game, played by holding up the fingers. Herrick.

The flanged outer end of a drawbar; also, a name applied to the drawgear.

rd material such as pencil, chalk, etc.; delineation; also, the figure or representation drawn.

A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; -- called also drawshave, and drawing shave.

A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room to which company withdraws from the dining room.

ness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc. Theologians and moralists . . . talk mostly in a drawling and dreaming way about it. Landor.

A housebreaker or thief. [Obs.] Old Play (1631).

The act of speaking with a drawl; a drawl. -- Drawl"ing*ly, adv. Bacon.

Same as Drawbar (b).

A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; -- called also drawboy.

See Draw, v. t. & i. Drawn butter, butter melter and prepared to be used as a sort of gravy. -- Drawn fowl, an eviscerated fowl. -- Drawn game or battle, one in which neither party wins; one equally contested. -- Drawn fox, one driven from cover. Shak. -- Drawn work, ornamental work made by drawing out threads from…