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Of or pertaining to little rods; rod-shaped.

State of being backhanded; the using of backhanded or indirect methods.

One of the somites (arthromeres) that make up the thorax of Arthropods. Packard.

One of the thoracic legs of Arthropods.

The thorax of Arthropods. Packard.

To deliver, as goods in trust, for some special object or purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee, or person intrusted; as, to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier. Blackstone. Kent.…

That can be delivered in trust; as, bailable goods.

The person to whom goods are committed in trust, and who has a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for the purposes of the trust. Blackstone.

A delivery of goods or money by one person to another in trust, for some special purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed. Blackstone.

One who delivers goods or money to another in trust.

The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace; the son of Odin and Freya. [Written also Baldur.]

A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw Bale of dice, a pair of dice. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog. Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued. Pope.

A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods; as, a ship's barge; a charcoal barge.

consideration); to traffic; to truck; -- sometimes followed by away; as, to barter away goods or honor.

nitida), from Angola and the Gaboon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.

To immerse or cover one's self, as in a bath. "To bathe in fiery floods." Shak. "Bathe in the dimples of her cheek." Lloyd.

The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game.

In the East, an exchange, marketplace, or assemblage of shops where goods are exposed for sale.

ar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended. The doubtful beam long nods from side to side. Pope.