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To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck. [Obs.] Hooker.

ing. The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the nature of a doctrinal instrument. Hooker.

ne of chances. "The doctrine of gravitation." I. Watts. Articles of faith and doctrine. Hooker. The Monroe doctrine (Politics), a policy enunciated by President Monroe (Message, Dec. 2, 1823), the essential feature of which is that the United States will regard as an unfriendly act any attempt on the part of European p…

op where rags, old junk, etc., are bought and sold; usually, in fact, an unlicensed pawnbroker's shop, formerly distinguished by the sign of a black doll. [England]

The art of house-keeping, cookery, etc. [R.] R. Park.

or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; -- used elliptically. Done brown, a phrase in cookery; applied figuratively to one who has been thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled. [Colloq.] -- Done for, tired out; used up; collapsed; destroyed; dead; killed. [Colloq.] -- Done up. (a) Wrapped up. (b) Worn out; exhausted.…

ulders, in which I put my papers and boxes, we next morning commenced the ascent. J. D. Hooker.

atters divine, concerning some things, we may lawfully doubt, and suspend our judgment. Hooker. To try your love and make you doubt of mine. Dryden.

greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions. Arbuthnot.

ess; to weary; to sadden. Attention of mind . . . wasted or dulled through continuance. Hooker.

culate sounds; as, the dumb brutes. To unloose the very tongues even of dumb creatures. Hooker.

Serious; important. [Obs.] They whom earnest lets do often hinder. Hooker.

cient power; effectual agency. The manner of this divine efficiency being far above us. Hooker.

icient cause; a prime mover. God . . . moveth mere natural agents as an efficient only. Hooker.

To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument. [Obs.] Hooker.

duty and office of another. South. Superstition, . . . a creeping and encroaching evil. Hooker. Exclude the encroaching cattle from thy ground. Dryden.

ind is encumbered with useless learning. Not encumbered with any notable inconvenience. Hooker.

To prove; to evince. [R.] Hooker.

To cajole or coax, as favorite. [Obs.] I 'll presently go and engle some broker. B. Jonson.

To join or unite. [Obs.] Hooker.