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A form of decay in fruit which is overripe.

ulty of perceiving subterraneous springs and currents by sensation; -- so called from one Bleton, of France.

A form of decay seen in fleshy, overripe fruit. Lindley.

A small fresh-water fish (Leuciscus alburnus); the bleak.

A small bulb, either produced on a larger bulb, or on some aërial part of a plant, as in the axils of leaves in the tiger lily, or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion.

A little cable less than ten inches in circumference.

See Camlet.

A clay tablet on which was inscribed a contract, for safe keeping. Such tablets were inclosed in an outer case (often called the envelope), on which was inscribed a duplicate of the inscription on the inclosed tablet.

h, when thrown, has the same number of spots on the face lying uppermost; as, to throw doublets.

Consisting of two threads twisted together; using two threads.

The bar, or crosspiece, of a carriage, to which the singletrees are attached.

See Doublet, 6 and 7.

a small sum; a small quantity of money in making up a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets. When made up in dribblets, as they could, their best securities were at an interest of twelve per cent. Burke.

A small gable, or gable-shaped canopy, formed over a tabernacle, niche, etc.

Made of giblets; as, a giblet pie.

The inmeats, or edible viscera (heart, gizzard, liver, etc.), of poultry.

See Gimlet.

g vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle. We love not loaded boards and goblets crowned. Denham.

A small herb. Shak.

A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow . [Colloq.] All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the farm. Dickens. .