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A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place. Halliwell.

A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus), native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States. It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the family Haplodontidæ. Ca…

A British trout usually regarded as a variety (var. Cambricus) of the salmon trout.

moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana)

The construction of a sewer or sewers.

A scarecrow. [Obs.] Trench.

One who shews. See Shower.

Furnished with sinews; as, a strong-sinewed youth.

astening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting. Meat well stuck with skewers to make it look round. Swift.

Somewhat drunk. [Slang]

A kind of knotweed (Polygonum Bistorta).

A yellow-flowered composite plant (Helenium autumnale) the odor of which is said to cause sneezing.

One who spews.

Any plant of the genus Lithospermum, herbs having a fruit composed of four stony nutlets.

Fatigued; worn with labor or hardship. [Obs. or Local] Mir. for Mag.

A pipe, funnel, or chimney, as for smoke. Chaucer.

Furnished with thews or muscles; as, a well-thewed limb.

Any plant of the composite genus Rudbeckia, coarse herbs somewhat resembling the sunflower; -- so called from their conical receptacles.

True. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amarantus albus, etc.