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To butt, as a ram does. [Prov. Eng.]

Any one of the tupaiids.

Any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the family Tupaiidæ, somewhat resembling squirrels in size and arboreal habits. The nose is long and pointed.

ained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge. Largo tupelo, or Tupelo gum (Bot.), an American tree (Nyssa uniflora) with softer wood than the tupelo. -- Sour tupelo (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime.

An Indian of the tribe from which the Tupian stock takes its name, dwelling, at the advent of the Portuguese, about the mouth of the Amazon. Also, their language, which is the basis of the Indian trade language of the Amazon.

lture, pottery, and stone working were practiced by them at the time of the conquest. The Tupi and the Guarani were originally the most powerful of the stock, which is hence also called Tupi-Guaranian.

A man who breeds, or deals in tups. [Prov. Eng.]

Hundredfold.

To make a hundredfold; to repeat a hundred times. [R.] Howell.

To ravish; to debauch. Burton.

The act of ravishing; violation; defilement. Bp. Hall.

Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition, as the bud of the morning-glory. Gray.

Multipied an infinite number of times. [R.] Wollaston.

See Stupefaction. [Obs.] Howell.

Stupefactive. [Obs.]

See Stupefy. [Obs.]

Eightfold.

Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount; fivefold. Quintuple time (Mus.), a time having five beats in a measure. It is seldom used.

The same as Quinquenerved.

A collection or combination of five of a kind.