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ion, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection.

garine to England, Holland, and other countries, to be manufactured into butter, which is sold as butterine or suine. Johnson's Cyc.

the Turkish empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who are now tried only by their own officers.

ages the victors as much as the vanquished; probably referring to the battle in which the soldiers who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus slew each other.

A humble inn or house of rest for travelers, where coffee is sold. [Turkey]

A signal, as on a drum, bugle, trumpet, or pipe, to summon soldiers or sailors to duty.

A shirt worn by soldiers over their uniform, in order to be able to recognize one another in a night attack.

The company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers, of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc. The camp broke up with the confusion of a flight. Macaulay.

One who has served in an army in several campaigns; an old soldier; a veteran.

A vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink. [Written also cantine..]

A woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandière.

t cap, cap See Foolscap. -- Forage cap, the cloth undress head covering of an officer of soldier. -- Legal cap, a kind of folio writing paper, made for the use of lawyers, in long narrow sheets which have the fold at the top or "narrow edge." -- To set one's cap, to make a fool of one. (Obs.) Chaucer. -- To set one'…

A short, light musket or rifle, esp. one used by mounted soldiers or cavalry.

A soldier armed with a carbine.

applied to course or conduct which is of a pubic character; as, Washington's career as a soldier. An impartial view of his whole career. Macaulay.

a life insurance. Carry arms (Mil. Drill), a command of the Manual of Arms directing the soldier to hold his piece in the right hand, the barrel resting against the hollow of the shoulder in a nearly perpendicular position. In this position the soldier is said to stand, and the musket to be held, at carry. -- To carr…

A military pass for a soldier on furlough.

A lodging for soldiers in garrison towns, usually near the rampart; barracks. Bescherelle.

, sales made for ready, money, in distinction from those on which credit is given; stocks sold, to be delivered on the day of transaction.

innamommum grown in China, etc.; Chinese cinnamon. It is imported as cassia, but commonly sold as cinnamon, from which it differs more or less in strength and flavor, and the amount of outer bark attached.