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Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Certal and South America, belonging to Penelope, Pipile, Ortalis, and allied genera. Several of the species are often domesticated.

A South American mammal (Auchenia huanaco), allied to the llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to be the llama in a wild state. [Written also huanaco.]

A large-maned wild dog of South America (Canis jubatus) -- named from its cry.

One who binds himself to see an undertaking of another performed; a guarantor. South.

A South African plant (Nerine Sarniensis) with handsome lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of Guernsey.

Guidance; lead; direction. [R.] Southey.

A South American ant bird of the genus Hylactes; -- called also barking bird.

rn. (Bot.) See Durra. -- Guinea Current (Geog.), a current in the Atlantic Ocean setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of Guinea.-- Guinea dropper one who cheats by dropping counterfeit guineas. [Obs.] Gay. -- Guinea fowl, Guinea hen (Zoöl.), an African gallinaceous bird, of the genus Numida, allied…

llow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow log. [Southern U. S.]

A genus of South American fresh-water fishes, including the Gymnotus electricus, or electric eel. It has a greenish, eel-like body, and is possessed of electric power. One fearful shock, fearful but momentary, like from the electric blow of the gymnotus. De Quincey.

A dwelling place. Chaucer. Southey.

Formed or acquired by habit or use. An habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims. South.

ual or accustomed state with reference to something else; established or usual relations. South. The same ideas having immutably the same habitudes one to another. Locke. The verdict of the judges was biased by nothing else than habitudes of thinking. Landor.

A sacred government; by holy orders of men. Southey.

lives of the saints; a hagiographer. Tylor. Hagiologists have related it without scruple. Southey.

ded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land. [Southern U. S.] Bartlett. Hammock nettings (Naut.), formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose.

That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool. South. To give a handle, to furnish an occasion or means.

A South African mullet, salted for food.

not wholly. Hardly shall you one so bad, but he desires the credit of being thought good. South.

Strong; firm; compact. [A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric. South.