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ery systematic attempt to provide a new social existence for the mass of the workers. F. Harrison.

Teaching wisdom. [Obs.] S. Harris.

To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender. Attalus endeavored to starve Italy by stopping their convoy of provisions from Africa. Arbuthnot.

not seen stick out." Job xxxiii. 21. (b) To persevere in a purpose; to hold out; as, the garrison stuck out until relieved. [Colloq.]v.i. to stick it out. -- To stick to, to be persevering in holding to; as, to stick to a party or cause. "The advantage will be on our side if we stick to its essentials." Addison. -- T…

A vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, or the like.

Short and thick; stubby. [Colloq.] "A stumpy little man." J. C. Harris.

Having power, or tending, to take away. [R.] Harris.

y, young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf. I suppose you are a young barrister, sucking lawyer, or that sort of thing. Thackeray. Sucking bottle, a feeding bottle. See under Bottle. -- Sucking fish (Zoöl.), the remora. See Remora. Baird. -- Sucking pump, a suction pump. See under Suction. -- Suck…

A word denoting or implying supposition, as the words if, granting, provided, etc. Harris.

A reasoning by syllogisms. [Obs. or R.] Harris.

ed, and buildings erected, before medicine and architecture were systematized into arts. Harris.

ne who systematizes. Aristotle may be called the systematizer of his master's doctrines. Harris.

bugle, at night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp. The Devil's tattoo. See under Devil.

ny. Sir W. Scott. The young, brimful of the hopes and feeling which teem in our time. F. Harrison.

One made tender by too much kindness; a fondling. [R.] W. Harrison (1586).

One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer. Cf. Postman, 2.

al; as, an utter refusal or denial. Clarendon. Utter bar (Law), the whole body of junior barristers. See Outer bar, under 1st Outer. [Eng.] -- Utter barrister (Law), one recently admitted as barrister, who is accustomed to plead without, or outside, the bar, as distinguished from the benchers, who are sometimes permitt…

One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection. For the best ward of mine honor. Shak. The assieged castle's ward Their steadfast stands did mightily maintain. Spenser. For want of other ward, He lifted up his hand, his front to guard. Dryden.

art of an official or professional dress, the latter especially in England by judges and barristers.

To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine. Then were they yoked with garrisons. Milton. The words and promises that yoke The conqueror are quickly broke. Hudibras.