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The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops.

The sides or capes at the mouth of a river, channel, harbor, or bay; as, the chops of the English Channel.

The salmon of the Columbia River or California. See Quinnat.

system. The rocks are well developed near Cincinnati, Ohio. The group includes the Hudson River and Lorraine shales of New york.

On the Austrian side of the river Leitha; Austrian.

On the hither side of the river Po with reference to Rome; that is, on the south side.

A close four-wheeled carriage, with one seat inside, and a seat for the driver.

A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west, presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly supposed to be of one formation, but now known to be partly Silurian and partly Devonian.

nd back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in front for the driver.

The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border. [Obs.] From the river, the river Euphrates, even to the uttermost sea, shall your coast be. Deut. xi. 24.

A small boat, esp. one used on rivers or near the shore.

, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river, etc.) and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc.

Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where [Written also coak.] Gas coke, the coke formed in gas retorts, as distinguished from that made in ovens.

nt, or irregular use. [An act was] passed in 1866, for vesting in the Conservators of the River Thames the conservancy of the Thames and Isis. Mozley & W.

gdoms. Clarendon. The conservator of the estate of an idiot. Bouvier. Conservators of the River Thames, a board of comissioners instituted by Parliament to have the conservancy of the Thames.

Tributary; contributing. [R.] It was situated on the Ganges, at the place where this river received a contributary stream. D'Anville (Trans. ).

emonstrates, by its construction, contrivance and design. Contrivance must have had a contriver. Paley.

to be performed on horseback, -- the only sure mode of conveyamce. Prescott. Following th river downward, there is conveyance into the countries named in the text. Sir W. Raleigh.

A four-wheeled close carriage for two persons inside, with an outside seat for the driver; -- so called because giving the appearance of a larger carriage cut off.

To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn. See how this river comes me cranking in. Shak.