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A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring. [Obs.] Shak.

A scabbard, as of a sword. [Obs.] Shak.

One who, or that which, pinches.

An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc.

A feather not fully developed; esp., a rudimentary feather just emerging through the skin.

Having part, or all, of the feathers imperfectly developed.

A crab of the genus pinnotheres. See Oyster crab, under Oyster.

A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. American pitcher plants, the species of Sarracenia. See Sarracenia. -- Australian pitcher plant, the Cephalotus follicularis, a low saxifragaceous herb having two kinds of radical leaves, some oblanceolate and entire, others transformed into…

The quantity a pitcher will hold.

A floor of wood; also, a plank. [Obs.] Bacon.

One who, or that which, planishes. Weale.

The representation of the circles of the sphere upon a plane; especially, a representation of the celestial sphere upon a plane with adjustable circles, or other appendages, for showing the position of the heavens, the time of rising and setting of stars, etc., for any given date or hour.

Of or pertaining to a planisphere.

One who plows; a plowman; a cultivator.

The treatment of disease by inhalations of compressed or rarefied air.

The American widgeon. [Local, U.S.] Sea poacher (Zoöl.), the lyrie.

Having a varying body temperature. See Homoiothermal.

Poikilothermal.

One who, or that which, polishes; also, that which is used in polishing. Addison.

A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon the passage of the porte-cochère. Also, a porch over a driveway before an entrance door.