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m Lucerne, in Switzerland. My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt Beasts of most rapine. Chapman.

See Mandil. Chapman.

en grown so mankind Must they be wooing Beau. & Fl. Be not too mankind against your wife. Chapman.

Unmanly; inhuman. [Obs.] Chapman.

oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns. Oak mast, and beech, . . . they eat. Chapman. Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast. South.

To supply with food. [Obs.] Tusser. His shield well lined, his horses meated well. Chapman.

Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified. Then entered they the mere, main sea. Chapman. The sorrows of this world would be mere and unmixed. Jer. Taylor.

urely; unmixedly; absolutely. Ulysses was to force forth his access, Though merely naked. Chapman.

To reward. [R. & Obs.] Chapman.

of Mete, to measure. Chapman.

The middle part of the main or sea. [Poetic] Chapman.

Courage; spirit. Chapman.

A sheep. [Obs.] Chapman. Not so much ground as will feed a mutton. Sir H. Sidney. Muttons, beeves, and porkers are good old words for the living quadrupeds. Hallam.

e from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy. "Our old wine neat." Chapman.

To render neat; to clean; to put in order. [R.] Chapman.

Nicety. [Colloq.] Chapman.

nd good; -- said of ale or liquor. [Old Cant] 'T will make a cup of wine taste nippitate. Chapman.

A notch. He took his arrow by the nock. Chapman.

Having the hair cut close. [Obs.] Chapman.

Pertaining to, or connected with, nutrition; nutritious. [Obs.] Chapman.