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A forked piece of wood, or a small spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line.

One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic. Developing, in the axils of its skales, new bulbs, of what gardeners call cloves. Lindley.

pratense, the white, T. repens, and the hare's foot, T. arvense. Clover weevil (Zoöl.) a small weevil (Apion apricans), that destroys the seeds of clover. -- Clover worm (Zoöl.), the larva of a small moth (Asopia costalis), often very destructive to clover hay. -- In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.…

One of a breed of small silky-haired terriers related to, but smaller than, the Skye terrier, having smaller and perfectly erect ears.

A small species of titmouse, with a black head; the coletit.

To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions. Raymond.

A large pebble; a rounded stone not too large to be handled; a small boulder; -- used for paving streets and for other purposes.

A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their larvæ feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great benefit to man. Also called ladybirds and ladybugs.

A small, rounded, marine organism, capable of braking up into coccoliths.

A small concial pile of hay.

A small boat, esp. one used on rivers or near the shore.

A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc.

One of a breed of small or medium-sized spaniels kept for hunting or retrieving game or for household pets. They usually weigh from eighteen to twenty-eight pounds. They have the head of fair length, with square muzzle, the ears long and set low, the legs short or of medium length, and the coat fine and silky, wavy but…

In yachts and other small vessels, a space lower than the rest of the deck, which affords easy access to the cabin.

(Bot.) A leguminous herb (Onobrychis Caput-galli), having small spiny-crested pods.

An object at which stones are flung. "Making a cockshy of him," replied the hideous small boy. Dickens.

A pet name for any small bird.

A small bag or pouch. [Obs.] Halliwell.

An immature apple. A codling when 't is almost an apple. Shak. Codling moth (Zoöl.), a small moth (Carpocapsa Pomonella), which in the larval state (known as the apple worm) lives in apples, often doing great damage to the crop.

A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two men.