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ons. On April 14, 1906, President Roosevelt delivered a speech on "The Man with the Muck Rake," in which he deprecated sweeping and unjust charges of corruption against public men and corporations. The phrase was taken up by the press, and the verb to muck"rake`, in the above sense, and the noun muck"rak`er, to designa…

,v.t. To make naked. [Obs.] Chaucer. Come, be ready, nake your swords. Old Play.

Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.

In a naked manner; without covering or disguise; manifestly; simply; barely.

The condition of being naked.

Same as Nacre.

One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another.

Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shoked.

Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, -- used for food by the Northern American Indians.

The European nuthatch.

Made or consisting of oaks or of the wood of oaks. "In oaken bower." Milton. Oaken timber, wherewith to build ships. Bacon.

See Ocher. [Obs.] Spenser.

A cake made of oatmeal.

Something taken off; a deduction.

See Opaque.

Except. [Obs.] R. of Brunne.

or prep. Excepted; save. [Obs.] Wyclif. Chaucer.

To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea.

To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse. [Obs.] Chaucer.

uit, progress, or motion; to catch up with. Follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say . . . Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good. Gen. xliv. 4. He had him overtaken in his flight. Spenser.