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An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels. [Obs.] Animated by . . . John à Chamber, a very boutefeu, . . . they entered into open rebellion. Bacon.

or drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow- shaped spring, instead of by a joint.

Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward. Johnson.

e game of euchre. Right bower, the knave of the trump suit, the highest card (except the "Joker") in the game. -- Left bower, the knave of the other suit of the same color as the trump, being the next to the right bower in value. -- Best bower or Joker, in some forms of euchre and some other games, an extra card some…

(Amia calva) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also Johnny Grindle, and dogfish.

Onomatopoetic; as, the bowwow theory of language; a bowwow word. [Jocose.]

An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.

A piece of defensive armor for the arm. Johnson.

dicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body. Johnson.

A division of the Crinoidea, including those furnished with long jointed arms. See Crinoidea.

Stenograhy. B. Jonson.

risk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited. [Arhaic] A brag young fellow. B. Jonson.

A liquor made of ale and honey fermented, with spices, etc. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

A baker's kneading though. Johnson.

A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic.

A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing.

The quality or state of being brazen. Johnson.

of; to dissolve or terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one's journey. Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their senses I'll restore. Shak.

breath; to exhaust. Mr. Tulkinghorn arrives in his turret room, a little breathed by the journey up. Dickens.

An abbreviature; an abbreviation. [Obs.] Johnson.