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Over and above; besides; moreover. [Obs.] Daniel. And therewithal it was full poor and bad. Chaucer.

imp. of Throw.

A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger.

A propeller screw placed in front of the supporting planes of an aëroplane instead of behind them, so that it exerts a pull instead of a push. Hence, Tractor monoplane, Tractor biplane, etc.

True. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders. "He wore the trews, or close trowsers, made of tartan." Sir W. Scott.

Truth. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Not made by brewing; unmixed; pure; genuine. [R.] Young.

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

A screw propeller.

Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species (Crossopus fodiens, and C. ciliatus) are the best known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew (Neosorex palustris), is rarely seen, owing to its nocturnal habits.…

her by supernatural influences, by witchcraft, or voluntarily; a lycanthrope. Belief in werewolves, formerly general, is not now extinct. The werwolf went about his prey. William of Palerne. The brutes that wear our form and face, The werewolves of the human race. Longfellow.

With which; -- used relatively. The love wherewith thou hast loved me. John xvii. 26.

Wherewith. "Wherewithal shall we be clothed" Matt. vi. 31. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way Ps. cxix. 9. [The builders of Babel], still with vain design, New Babels, had they wherewithal, would build. Milton.

Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.

aters; -- so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants. Called also wire grub.

Toward the back or rear; backward. "Therewith aback she started." Chaucer.

A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.]

ntary. Abecedarian psalms, hymns, etc., compositions in which (like the 119th psalm in Hebrew) distinct portions or verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet. Hook.

The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility. Grew.