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essive secretion of the synovial fluid; -- probably so called because there is usually an oval swelling on each side of the leg, appearing somewhat as if a pin had been thrust through.

The ruins of the fallen roof resulting from the removal of the pillars and stalls. Raymond.

ck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs.

d minutes, and in the other with lines representing miles, and having diagonals (usually movable strings) representing the speed and position of various trains.

The detachable or movable fore part of a gunstock, lying beneath the barrel or barrels, and forming a hold for the left hand.

A grape of an oval shape and whitish color.

usually in broadside, on larger vessels usually submerged in broadside and fitted with a movable shield which is pushed out from the vessel's side to protect the torpedo until clear, but formerly sometimes in the bow. In submarine torpedo boats they are in the bow.

A kind of starch with very large, oval, flattened grains, often sold as arrowroot, and extensively used for adulterating cocoa. It is made from the rootstocks of a species of Canna, probably C. edulis, the tubers of which are edible every month in the year.

The act of transferring, or the state of being transferred; the removal or conveyance of a thing from one place or person to another.

The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop.

removal of things from one place to another; substitution of one thing for another. There happened certain translocations at the deluge. Woodward.

The act of transplanting, or the state of being transplanted; also, removal. The transplantation of Ulysses to Sparta. Broome.

f transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance. To provide a vessel for their transportation. Sir H. Wotton.

A kind of movable stepladder. Knight. Trap stairs, a staircase leading to a trapdoor. -- Trap tree (Bot.) the jack; -- so called because it furnishes a kind of birdlime. See 1st Jack.

A barrier, sliding door, movable screen, curtain, or the like. Men drinken and the travers draw anon. Chaucer. And the entrance of the king, The first traverse was drawn. F. Beaumont.

hallow box, generally without a top, often used within a chest, trunk, box, etc., as a removable receptacle for small or light articles.

A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or t…

Having three fingers or toes, or composed of three movable parts attached to a common base.

A frame on low wheels or rollers; -- used for various purposes, as for a movable support for heavy bodies.

retort (Chem.), a bottle or retort having a stoppered opening for the introduction or removal of materials.