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and other heavy articles. Goods were conveyed about the town almost exclusively in trucks drawn by dogs. Macaulay.

tt. To truss a person or one's self, to adjust and fasten the clothing of; especially, to draw tight and tie the laces of garments. [Obs.] "Enter Honeysuckle, in his nightcap, trussing himself." J. Webster (1607). -- To truss up, to strain; to make close or tight. -- Trussed beam, a beam which is stiffened by a syste…

To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves.

To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port. There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar. Roscommon.

To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has been killed. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.

unnel shaft, a pit or shaft sunk from the top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the like.

tal face plate, for turning and boring large work. -- Turning bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge. -- Turning engine, an engine lathe. -- Turning lathe, a lathe used by turners to shape their work. -- Turning pair. See the Note under Pair, n. -- Turning point, the point upon which a question turns, and which dec…

A lithographic drawing or painting material of the same nature as lithographic ink. It is also used as a resistant in the biting-in process.

A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation. J. H. Walsh.

ularly called the bag in cows and other quadrupeds. See Mamma. A lioness, with udders all drawn dry. Shak.

To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle.

vering the flood, Under amazement of their hideous change. Milton. Under arms. (Mil.) (a) Drawn up fully armed and equipped. (b) Enrolled for military service; as, the state has a million men under arms. -- Under canvas. (a) (Naut.) Moved or propelled by sails; -- said of any vessel with her sail set, but especially o…

To draw a mark or line under; to underline. J. Tucker.

To draw aside or open; to draw back. Angels undrew the curtain of the throne. Young.

To drive or draw from the earth; hence, to uncover; to bring out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose; as, to unearth a secret. To unearth the roof of an old tree. Wordsworth.

To draw the charge from; as, to unload a gun.

To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it.

To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword. To unsheathe the sword, to make war.

To draw or take out a thread from; as, to unthread a needle.

-- To come up with. See under Come, v. i. -- To cut up. See under Cut, v. t. & i. -- To draw up. See under Draw, v. t. -- To grow up, to grow to maturity. -- Up anchor (Naut.), the order to man the windlass preparatory to hauling up the anchor. -- Up and down. (a) First up, and then down; from one state or positio…