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The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds.

Extemporary; offhand. [R.] Dean Martin.

Cease; stop; stay. "Avast heaving." Totten.

Washed by the waves or tide; -- said of a rock or strip of shore, or (Naut.) of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it.

Anything which brings misfortune upon one, or causes failure in an effort or enterprise; a reverse. [Scot.]

The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.…

To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.

Sugar cane, as it

One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel. [U.S.]

A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See Spinel.

. Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash. Taylor (Drink and Welcome).

Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing.

A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbor.

That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.

The conductor of a musical band.

A European bat (Barbastellus communis), with hairy lips.

The proprietor or manager of a barge, or one of the crew of a barge.

Formerly, a local judge among miners; now, an officer of the barmote. [Eng.]

A resin, called also galipot.

e, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief and basso- rilievo. See Alto-rilievo.