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ke, tending to drive the piston in a direction reverse to that in which it should travel; also, an explosion in the exhaust passages of such ah engine.

Secret slander; detraction. Backbiting, and bearing of false witness. Piers Plowman.

ved 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.

ce, prop. at least 90 feet behind the home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also, the catcher himself.

In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick. Halliwell.

ock or shares, with the consent of the buyer, upon payment of a premium to the latter; -- also, the premium so paid. See Contango. Biddle.

A large black seaweed (Alaria esculenta) sometimes eaten in Europe; -- also called murlins, honeyware, and henware.

ith short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (M. vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea Americana or Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu.

A coarse stuff, usually of cotton, originally made in India. Also, an imitation of this fabric made for export.

A woman of loose morals; a prostitute. A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage. Thackeray.

A house for bathing, sweating, etc.; -- also, in Turkey, a prison for slaves. [Obs.]

The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages.

A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense. [Written also bayle.] [Obs.]

The name of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other seventy days after the fast.

Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.

To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples.

e sums total of the two sides of an account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; -- also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an account. " A balance at the banker's. " Thackeray. I still think the balance of probabilities leans towards the account given in the text. J. Peile.

The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice (balata gum), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle gum.

The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete pronunciation.