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living together of a man and woman in supposed sexual relationship. That the duty of cohabitation is released by the cruelty of one of the parties is admitted. Lord Stowell.

A cohabitant. Hobbes.

To restrain. [Obs.] Bailey.

Hindrance; restraint. [Obs.]

One who dwells with another, or with others. "Coinhabitants of the same element." Dr. H. More.

A mineral of a black color, submetallic luster, and high specific specific gravity. It is a niobate (or columbate) of iron and manganese, containing tantalate of iron; -- first found in New England.

A mineral consisting principally of sulphate of iron; white copperas; -- so called because found in the province of Coquimbo, Chili.

Same as Cribbing, 4.

A horse that has the habit of cribbing.

A deeption; a cheat. [Obs.]

The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending from elbow to wrist. [Obs.]

Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna; as, the cubital nerve; the cubital artery; the cubital muscle.

Having the measure of a cubit.

A vessel of flask for distillation, used with, or forming part of, an alembic; a matrass; -- originally in the shape of a gourd, with a wide mouth. See Alembic.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants of which the cucumber, melon, and gourd are common examples.

Having the shape of a gourd seed; -- said of certain small worms.

t; an entry on the debtor (Dr.) side of an account; -- mostly used adjectively; as, the debit side of an account.

A debtor. [Obs.] Shak.

The act of depriving of bitumen.

To deprive of bitumen.