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One of several shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.

Sick as a dog sometimes is very sick. [Colloq.]

The skin of a dog, or leather made of the skin. Also used adjectively.

Pretended sleep. Addison.

A cramp.

cture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; -- also called tooth ornament. Dogtooth spar (Min.), a variety of calcite, in acute crystals, resembling the tooth of a dog. See Calcite. -- Dogtooth violet (Bot.), a small, bulbous herb of the Lily family (genus Erythronium). It has two shining flat leaves an…

A gentle trot, like that of a dog.

A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind. Totten.

A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two, the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o'clock, p.m., and the second dogwatch from 6 to 8 o'clock, P. M. Totten.

The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes.

Daughters. [Obs.]

A kind of woolen stuff. [Obs.] "Some doily petticoats." Dryden. A fool and a doily stuff, would now and then find days of grace, and be worn for variety. Congreve.

Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do. To render an account of his doings. Barrow.

A thing of small value; as, I care not a doit.

A very small coin; a doit.

Docimastic.

See Lepidosiren.

A rude ancient ax or hatchet, seen in museums.

Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of some shellfish.

Softly; sweetly; with soft, smooth, and delicate execution.