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CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW n.
A species of goatsucker (Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; -- so called from its note.
COMEDOWN n.
A downfall; an humillation. [Colloq.]
DISENDOW v.
To deprive of an endowment, as a church. Gladstone.
DISENDOWMENT n.
The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments. [The] disendowment of the Irish Church. G. B. Smith.
DISSHADOW v.
To free from shadow or shade. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.
DORMER; DORMER WINDOW n.
A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in which it is contained.
DOUCET; DOWSET n. 2 definitions
A dowcet, or deep's testicle.
ENDOW v. 2 definitions
t; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution. Endowing hospitals and almshouses. Bp. Stillingfleet.
ENDOWER v. 2 definitions
To endow. [Obs.] Waterhouse.
ENDOWMENT n. 3 definitions
The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support.
FORESHADOW v.
To shadow or typi Dryden.
GODOWN n.
A warehouse. [East Indies]
INDOW v.
See Endow.
INDOWMENT n.
See Endowment.
KIDDOW n.
The guillemot. [Written also kiddaw.] [Prov. Eng.]
KNOCKDOWN a. 2 definitions
Of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; as, a knockdown blow; a knockdown argument. [Colloq.]
LANDOWNER n.
An owner of land.
LANDOWNING n. 2 definitions
Having property in land; of or pertaining to landowners.
LOCK-DOWN n.
A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting; -- used by lumbermen. [U.S.]
LOOKDOWN n.
See Moonfish (b).
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