10. To affect in some particular manner by a sudden impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me favorably; to strike one dead or blind. How often has stricken you dumb with his irony! Landor.
11. To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light. Waving wide her myrtle wand, She strikes a universal peace through sea and land. Milton.
12. To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.
13. To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.
Note: Probably borrowed from the L. foedus ferrire, to strike a compact, so called because an animal was struck and killed as a sacrifice on such occasions.
14. To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money. [Old Slang]
15. To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the level of the top.
16. (Masonry)
Defn: To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
17. To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a strange word; they soon struck the trail.
18. To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five dollars. [Slang]
19. To lade into a cooler, as a liquor. B. Edwards.
20. To stroke or pass lightly; to wave. Behold, I thought, He will . . . strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 2 Kings v. 11.
21. To advance; to cause to go forward; — used only in past participle. "Well struck in years." Shak. To strike an attitude, To strike a balance. See under Attitude, and Balance. — To strike a jury (Law), to constitute a special jury ordered by a court, by each party striking out a certain number of names from a prepared list of jurors, so as to reduce it to the number of persons required by law. Burrill. — To strike a lead. (a) (Mining) To find a vein of ore. (b) Fig.: To find a way to fortune. [Colloq.] — To strike a ledger, or an account, to balance it. — To strike hands with. (a) To shake hands with. Halliwell. (b) To make a compact or agreement with; to agree with. — To strike off. (a) To erase from an account; to deduct; as, to strike off the interest of a debt. (b) (Print.) To impress; to print; as, to strike off a thousand copies of a book. (c) To separate by a blow or any sudden action; as, to strike off what is superfluous or corrupt. — To strike oil, to find petroleum when boring for it; figuratively, to make a lucky hit financially. [Slang, U.S.] — To strike one luck, to shake hands with one and wish good luck. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. — To strike out. (a) To produce by collision; to force out, as, to strike out sparks with steel. (b) To blot out; to efface; to erase. "To methodize is as necessary as to strike out." Pope. (c) To form by a quick effort; to devise; to invent; to contrive, as, to strike out a new plan of finance. (d) (Baseball) To cause a player to strike out; — said of the pitcher. See To strike out, under Strike, v. i. — To strike sail. See under Sail. — To strike up. (a) To cause to sound; to begin to beat. "Strike up the drums." Shak. (b) To begin to sing or play; as, to strike up a tune. (c) To raise (as sheet metal), in making diahes, pans, etc., by blows or pressure in a die. — To strike work, to quit work; to go on a strike.
STRIKEStrike, v. i.
Defn: To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields. A mouse . . . struck forth sternly [bodily]. Piers Plowman.
2. To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows. And fiercely took his trenchant blade in hand, With which he stroke so furious and so fell. Spenser. Strike now, or else the iron cools. Shak.
3. To hit; to collide; to dush; to clash; as, a hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.
4. To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows; to be struck; as, the clock strikes. A deep sound strikes like a rising knell. Byron.
5. To make an attack; to aim a blow. A puny subject strikes At thy great glory. Shak. Struck for throne, and striking found his doom. Tennyson.
6. To touch; to act by appulse. Hinder light but from striking on it [porphyry], and its colors vanish. Locke.
7. To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; as, the ship struck in the night.
8. To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate. Till a dart strike through his liver. Prov. vii. 23. Now and then a glittering beam of wit or passion strikes through the obscurity of the poem. Dryden.
9. To break forth; to commence suddenly; — with into; as, to strike into reputation; to strike into a run.
10. To lower a flag, or colors, in token of respect, or to signify a surrender of a ship to an enemy. That the English ships of war should not strike in the Danish seas. Bp. Burnet.
11. To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages.
12. To become attached to something; — said of the spat of oysters.
13. To steal money. [Old Slang, Eng.] Nares. To strike at, to aim a blow at. — To strike for, to start suddenly on a course for. — To strike home, to give a blow which reaches its object, to strike with effect. — To strike in. (a) To enter suddenly. (b) To disappear from the surface, with internal effects, as an eruptive disease. (c) To come in suddenly; to interpose; to interrupt. "I proposed the embassy of Constantinople for Mr. Henshaw, but my Lord Winchelsea struck in." Evelyn. (d) To join in after another has begun,as in singing. — To strike in with, to conform to; to suit itself to; to side with, to join with at once. "To assert this is to strike in with the known enemies of God's grace." South. To strike out. (a) To start; to wander; to make a sudden excursion; as, to strike out into an irregular course of life. (b) To strike with full force. (c) (Baseball) To be put out for not hitting the ball during one's turn at the bat. — To strike up, to commence to play as a musician; to begin to sound, as an instrument. "Whilst any trump did sound, or drum struck up." Shak.
STRIKEStrike, n.
1. The act of striking.
2. An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
3. A bushel; four pecks. [Prov. Eng.] Tusser.
4. An old measure of four bushels. [Prov. Eng.]
5. Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality. Three hogsheads of ale of the first strike. Sir W. Scott.
6. An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence. [Obs.]
7. The act of quitting work; specifically, such an act by a body of workmen, done as a means of enforcing compliance with demands made on their employer. Strikes are the insurrections of labor. F. A. Walker.
8. (Iron Working)
Defn: A puddler's stirrer.
9. (Geol.)
Defn: The horizontal direction of the outcropping edges of tilted rocks; or, the direction of a horizontal line supposed to be drawn on the surface of a tilted stratum. It is at right angles to the dip.
10. The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmailing. Strike block (Carp.), a plane shorter than a jointer, used for fitting a short joint. Moxon. — Strike of flax, a handful that may be hackled at once. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer. — Strike of sugar. (Sugar Making) (a) The act of emptying the teache, or last boiler, in which the cane juice is exposed to heat, into the coolers. (b) The quantity of the sirup thus emptied at once.
STRIKERStrik"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wieds the sledge.
2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner. Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish. Dampier.
3. A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.] Massinger.
4. A workman who is on a strike.
5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought. [Political Cant]
STRIKINGStrik"ing,
Defn: a. & n. from Strike, v. Striking distance, the distance through which an object can be reached by striking; the distance at which a force is effective when directed to a particular object. — Striking plate. (a) The plate against which the latch of a door lock strikes as the door is closed. (b) A part of the centering of an arch, which is driven back to loosen the centering in striking it.
STRIKINGStrik"ing, a.
Defn: Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance. "A striking fact." De Quincey. — Strik"ing*ly, adv. — Strik"ing*ness, n.
STRIKLEStrik"le, n.
Defn: See Strickle.
STRING String, n. Etym: [OE. string, streng, AS. streng; akin to D. streng, G. strang, Icel. strengr, Sw. sträng, Dan. stræng; probably from the adj., E. strong (see Strong); or perhaps originally meaning, twisted, and akin to E. strangle.]
1. A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet string; a silken string. Shak. Round Ormond's knee thou tiest the mystic string. Prior.
2. A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged; a succession; a concatenation; a chain; as, a string of shells or beads; a string of dried apples; a string of houses; a string of arguments. "A string of islands." Gibbon.
3. A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together. Milton.
4. The cord of a musical instrument, as of a piano, harp, or violin; specifically (pl.), the stringed instruments of an orchestra, in distinction from the wind instruments; as, the strings took up the theme. "An instrument of ten strings." Ps. xxx. iii. 2. Me softer airs befit, and softer strings Of lute, or viol still. Milton.
5. The line or cord of a bow. Ps. xi. 2. He twangs the grieving string. Pope.
6. A fiber, as of a plant; a little, fibrous root. Duckweed putteth forth a little string into the water, from the bottom. Bacon.
7. A nerve or tendon of an animal body. The string of his tongue was loosed. Mark vii. 35.
8. (Shipbuilding)
Defn: An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
9. (Bot.)
Defn: The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericap of leguminous plants, and which is readily pulled off; as, the strings of beans.
10. (Mining)
Defn: A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein. Ure.
11. (Arch.)
Defn: Same as Stringcourse.
12. (Billiards)
Defn: The points made in a game. String band (Mus.), a band of musicians using only, or chiefly, stringed instruments. — String beans. (a) A dish prepared from the unripe pods of several kinds of beans; — so called because the strings are stripped off. (b) Any kind of beans in which the pods are used for cooking before the seeds are ripe; usually, the low bush bean. — To have two strings to one's bow, to have a means or expedient in reserve in case the one employed fails.
STRING String, v. t. [imp. Strung; p. p. Strung (R. Stringed); p. pr. & vb. n. Stringing.]
1. To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin. Has not wise nature strung the legs and feet With firmest nerves, designed to walk the street Gay.
2. To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument, in order to play upon it. For here the Muse so oft her harp has strung, That not a mountain rears its head unsung. Addison.
3. To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads.
4. To make tense; to strengthen. Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood. Dryden.
5. To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to string beans. See String, n., 9.
STRINGBOARDString"board`, n.
Defn: Same as Stringpiece.
STRINGCOURSEString"course`, n. (Arch.)
Defn: A horizontal band in a building, forming a part of the design, whether molded, projecting, or carved, or in any way distinguished from the rest of the work.
STRINGEDStringed, a.
1. Having strings; as, a stringed instrument. Ps. cl. 4.
2. Produced by strings. "Answering the stringed noise." Milton.
STRINGENCYStrin"gen*cy, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being stringent.
STRINGENDOStrin"gen*do, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: Urging or hastening the time, as to a climax.
STRINGENT Strin"gent, a. Etym: [L. stringens, -entis, p.pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. See Strain.]
Defn: Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules. They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a more stringent code of procedure. Macaulay. — Strin"gent*ly, adv. — Strin"gent*ness, n.
STRINGERString"er, n.
1. One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows. Be content to put your trust in honest stringers. Ascham.
2. A libertine; a wencher. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
3. (Railroad)
Defn: A longitudinal sleeper.
4. (Shipbuilding)
Defn: A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams.
5. (Carp.)
Defn: A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like.
STRINGHALTString"halt`, n. (Far.)
Defn: An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock. [Written also springhalt.]
STRINGINESSString"i*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being stringy.
STRINGLESSString"less, a.
Defn: Having no strings.His tongue is now a stringless instrument. Shak.
STRINGPIECE String"piece`, n. (Arch.) (a) A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; esp.: (b) One of the longitudinal pieces, supporting the treads and rises of a flight or run of stairs.
STRINGYString"y, a.
1. Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as, a stringy root.
2. Capable of being drawn into a string, as a glutinous substance; ropy; viscid; gluely. Stringy bark (Bot.), a name given in Australia to several trees of the genus Eucalyptus (as E. amygdalina, obliqua, capitellata, macrorhyncha, piperita, pilularis, and tetradonta), which have a fibrous bark used by the aborigines for making cordage and cloth.
STRIPStrip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stripped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stripping.]Etym: [OE. stripen, strepen, AS. str in bestr to plunder; akin to D.stroopen, MHG. stroufen, G. streifen.]
1. To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession, his rights, his privileges, his reputation; to strip one of his clothes; to strip a beast of his skin; to strip a tree of its bark. And strippen her out of her rude array. Chaucer. They stripped Joseph out of his coat. Gen. xxxvii. 23. Opinions which . . . no clergyman could have avowed without imminent risk of being stripped of his gown. Macaulay.
2. To divest of clothing; to uncover. Before the folk herself strippeth she. Chaucer. Strip your sword stark naked. Shak.
3. (Naut.)
Defn: To dismantle; as, to strip a ship of rigging, spars, etc.
4. (Agric.)
Defn: To pare off the surface of, as land, in strips.
5. To deprive of all milk; to milk dry; to draw the last milk from; hence, to milk with a peculiar movement of the hand on the teats at the last of a milking; as, to strip a cow.
6. To pass; to get clear of; to outstrip. [Obs.] When first they stripped the Malean promontory. Chapman. Before he reached it he was out of breath, And then the other stripped him. Beau. & Fl.
7. To pull or tear off, as a covering; to remove; to wrest away; as, to strip the skin from a beast; to strip the bark from a tree; to strip the clothes from a man's back; to strip away all disguisses. To strip bad habits from a corrupted heart, is stripping off the skin. Gilpin.
8. (Mach.) (a) To tear off (the thread) from a bolt or nut; as, the thread is stripped. (b) To tear off the thread from (a bolt or nut); as, the bolt is stripped.
9. To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action.
10. (Carding)
Defn: To remove fiber, flock, or lint from; — said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged.
11. To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into "hands"; to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves).
STRIPStrip, v. i.
1. To take off, or become divested of, clothes or covering; to undress.
2. (Mach.)
Defn: To fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut. See Strip, v. t., 8.
STRIPStrip, n.
1. A narrow piece, or one comparatively long; as, a strip of cloth; a strip of land.
2. (Mining)
Defn: A trough for washing ore.
3. (Gunnery)
Defn: The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion. Farrow.
STRIPEStripe, n. Etym: [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe,D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide,march.]
1. A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe.
2. (Weaving)
Defn: A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
3. A strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a garment.
4. A stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the like, such as usually leaves a mark. Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed. Deut. xxv. 3.
5. A long, narrow discoloration of the skin made by the blow of a lash, rod, or the like. Cruelty marked him with inglorious stripes. Thomson.
6. Color indicating a party or faction; hence, distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort; as, persons of the same political stripe. [Colloq. U.S.]
7. pl. (Mil.)
Defn: The chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned officer. Stars andStripes. See under Star, n.
STRIPEStripe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Striped; p. pr. & vb. n. Striping.]
1. To make stripes upon; to form with lines of different colors or textures; to variegate with stripes.
2. To strike; to lash. [R.]
STRIPEDStriped, a.
Defn: Having stripes of different colors; streaked. Striped bass.(Zoöl.) See under Bass.— Striped maple (Bot.), a slender American tree (AcerPennsylvanicum) with finely striped bark. Called also stripeddogwood, and moosewood.— Striped mullet. (Zoöl.) See under Mullet, 2.— Striped snake (Zoöl.), the garter snake.— Striped squirrel (Zoöl.), the chipmunk.
STRIP-LEAFStrip"-leaf`, n.
Defn: Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing.
STRIPLING Strip"ling, n. Etym: [Dim. of strip; as if a small strip from the main stock or steam.]
Defn: A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. 1 Sam. xvii. 56.
STRIPPERStrip"per, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, strips; specifically, a machine for stripping cards.
STRIPPETStrip"pet, n. Etym: [Dim. of strip.]
Defn: A small stream. [Obs.] "A little brook or strippet." Holinshed.
STRIPPINGStrip"ping, n.
1. The act of one who strips. The mutual bows and courtesies . . . are remants of the original prostrations and strippings of the captive. H. Spencer. Never were cows that required such stripping. Mrs. Gaskell.
2. pl.
Defn: The last milk drawn from a cow at a milking.
STRISORES Stri*so"res, n. pl. Etym: [NL.; cf. L. stridere to creak, whiz, buzz.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of passerine birds including the humming birds, swifts, and goatsuckers. It is now generally considered an artificial group.
STRIVE Strive, v. i. [imp. Strove; p. p. Striven (Rarely, Strove); p. pr. & vb. n. Striving.] Etym: [OF. estriver; of Teutonic origin, and akin to G. streben, D. streven, Dan. stræbe, Sw. sträfva. Cf. Strife.]
1. To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness;to labor hard.Was for this his ambition strove To equal Cæsar first, and after,Jove Cowley.
2. To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest; — followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth. Chaucer. My Spirit shall not always strive with man. Gen. vi. 3. Why dost thou strive against him Job xxxiii. 13. Now private pity strove with public hate, Reason with rage, and eloquence with fate. Denham.
3. To vie; to compete; to be a rival. Chaucer. [Not] that sweet grove Of Daphne, by Orontes and the inspired Castalian spring, might with this paradise Of Eden strive. Milton.
Syn.— To contend; vie; struggle; endeavor; aim.
STRIVEStrive, n.
1. An effort; a striving. [R.] Chapman.
2. Strife; contention. [Obs.] Wyclif (luke xxi. 9).
STRIVEDStrived, obs. p. p. of Strive.
Defn: Striven.Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel. Rom. xv. 20.
STRIVENStriv"en,
Defn: p. p. of Strive.
STRIVERStriv"er, n.
Defn: One who strives.
STRIVINGStriv"ing, a. & n.
Defn: from Strive.— Striv"ing*ly, adv.
STRIXStrix, n. Etym: [L. strix, strigis.] (Arch.)
Defn: One of the flutings of a column.
STROAMStroam, v. i. Etym: [Prov. E. strome to walk with long strides.]
1. To wander about idly and vacantly. [Obs.]
2. To take long strides in walking. [Prov. Eng.]
STROBILA Stro*bi"la, n.; pl. Strobilæ. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.) (a) A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides transversely into a series of lobate segments which eventually become ephyræ, or young medusæ. (b) A mature tapeworm.
STROBILACEOUS Strob`i*la"ceous, a. Etym: [See Strobila.] (Bot.) (a) Of or pertaining to a strobile or cone. (b) Producing strobiles.
STROBILATIONStrob`i*la"tion, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The act or phenomenon of spontaneously dividing transversely, as do certain species of annelids and helminths; transverse fission. See Illust. under Syllidian.
STROBILEStrob"ile, n. Etym: [L. strobilus a pine cone, Gr. strobole.][Written also strobil.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, as the hop or pine; a cone. See Cone, n., 3.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: An individual asexually producing sexual individuals differing from itself also in other respects, as the tapeworm, — one of the forms that occur in metagenesis.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Strobila.
STROBILIFORMStro*bil"i*form, a.
Defn: Shaped like a strobile.
STROBILINEStrob"i*line, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a strobile; strobilaceous; strobiliform; as, strobiline fruits.
STROBOSCOPEStrob"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]
1. An instrument for studying or observing the successive phases of a periodic or varying motion by means of light which is periodically interrupted.
2. An optical toy similar to the phenakistoscope. See Phenakistoscope.
STROCKLEStroc"kle, n. (Glass Manuf.)
Defn: A shovel with a turned-up edge, for frit, sand, etc. [Written also strocal, strocle, strokal.]
STRODEStrode, n.
Defn: See Strude. [Obs.]
STRODEStrode,
Defn: imp. of Stride.
STROKEStroke, obs. imp. of Strike.
Defn: Struck.
STROKE Stroke, n. Etym: [OE. strok, strook, strak, fr. striken. See Strike, v. t.]
1. The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon. His hand fetcheth a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree. Deut. xix. 5. A fool's lips enter into contention and his mouth calleth for strokes. Prov. xviii. 6. He entered and won the whole kingdom of Naples without striking a stroke. Bacon.
2. The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness. In the day that Lord bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound. Isa. xxx. 26.
3. The striking of the clock to tell the hour. Well, but what's o'clock - Upon the stroke of ten. — Well, let is strike. Shak.
4. A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a stroking. Dryden.
5. A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke. O, lasting as those colors may they shine, Free as thy stroke, yet faultless as thy line. Pope.
6. Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay. Addison.
7. A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death. At this one stroke the man looked dead in law. Harte.
8. A throb or beat, as of the heart. Tennyson.
9. One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc.; also: (Rowing) (a) The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke. (b) The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; — called also stroke oar. (c) The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.
10. A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
11. (Mach.)
Defn: The movement, in either direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke.
Note: The respective strokes are distinguished as up and down strokes, outward and inward strokes, forward and back strokes, the forward stroke in stationary steam engines being toward the crosshead, but in locomotives toward the front of the vehicle.
12. Power; influence. [Obs.] "Where money beareth [hath] all the stroke." Robynson (More's Utopia). He has a great stroke with the reader. Dryden.
13. Appetite. [Obs.] Swift. To keep stroke, to make strokes in unison. The oars where silver, Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke. Shak.
STROKEStroke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strokeed; p. pr. & vb. n. Strokeing.]Etym: [OE. stroken, straken, AS. stracian, fr. strican to go over,pass. See Strike, v. t., and cf. Straggle.]
1. To strike. [Obs.] Ye mote with the plat sword again Stroken him in the wound, and it will close. Chaucer.
2. To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to caress; to soothe. He dried the falling drops, and, yet more kind, He stroked her cheeks. Dryden.
3. To make smooth by rubbing. Longfellow.
4. (Masonry)
Defn: To give a finely fluted surface to.
5. To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.
STROKERStrok"er, n.
Defn: One who strokes; also, one who pretends to cure by stroking.Cures worked by Greatrix the stroker. Bp. Warburton.
STROKESMANStrokes"man, n.; pl. Strokesman (. (Rowing)
Defn: The man who rows the aftermost oar, and whose stroke is to be followed by the rest. Totten.
STROKINGStrok"ing, n.
1. The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing; astroke.I doubt not with one gentle stroking to wipe away ten thousand tears.Milton.
2. (Needlework)
Defn: The act of laying small gathers in cloth in regular order.
3. pl.
Defn: See Stripping, 2. Smollett.
STROLL Stroll, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Strolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Strolling.] Etym: [Cf. Dan. stryge to stroll, Sw. stryka to stroke, to ramble, dial. Sw. strykel one who strolls about, Icel. strj to stroke, D. struikelen to stumble, G. straucheln. Cf. Struggle.]
Defn: To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.These mothers stroll to beg sustenance for their helpless infants.Swift.
Syn.— To rove; roam; range; stray.
STROLLStroll, n.
Defn: A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.
STROLLERStroll"er, n.
Defn: One who strolls; a vagrant.
STROMAStro"ma, n.; pl. Stromata. Etym: [L., a bed covering, Gr.
1. (Anat.) (a) The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney. (b) The spongy, colorless framework of a red blood corpuscle or other cell.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia.
STROMATICStro*mat"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. miscellaneous writings, fr.
Defn: Miscellaneous; composed of different kinds.
STROMATOLOGYStro`ma*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.] (Geol.)
Defn: The history of the formation of stratified rocks.
STROMBStromb, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any marine univalve mollusk of the genus Strombus and allied genera. See Conch, and Strombus.
STROMBITEStrom"bite, n. (Paleon.)
Defn: A fossil shell of the genus Strombus.
STROMBOIDStrom"boid, a. Etym: [Strombus + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or like, Strombus.
STROMBULIFORMStrom*bu"li*form, a. Etym: [NL. strombulus, dim. of strombus + -form.See Strombus.]
1. (Geol.)
Defn: Formed or shaped like a top.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Coiled into the shape of a screw or a helix.
STROMBUSStrom"bus, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer lip dilated into a broad wing. It includes many large and handsome species commonly called conch shells, or conchs. See Conch.
STROMEYERITEStro"mey`er*ite, n. Etym: [So named from the German chemist FriedrichStromeyer.] (Min.)
Defn: A steel-gray mineral of metallic luster. It is a sulphide of silver and copper.
STRONDStrond, n.
Defn: Strand; beach. [Obs.] Shak.
STRONG Strong, a. [Compar. Stronger; superl. Strongest.] Etym: [AS. strang, strong; akin to D. & G. streng strict, rigorous, OHG. strengi strong, brave, harsh, Icel. strangr strong, severe, Dan. streng, Sw. sträng strict, severe. Cf. Strength, Stretch, String.]
1. Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous. That our oxen may be strong to labor. Ps. cxliv. 14. Orses the strong to greater strength must yield. Dryden.
2. Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health.
3. Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town.
4. Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.
5. Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants.
6. Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.
7. Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide.
8. Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language.
9. Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory. Her mother, ever strong against that match. Shak.
10. Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee.
11. Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors.
12. Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.
13. Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat. Heb. v. 12.
14. Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief.
15. Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent. He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears. Heb. v. 7.
16. Having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory, judgment, or imagination. I was stronger in prophecy than in criticism. Dryden.
17. Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful. Like her sweet voice is thy harmonious song, As high, as sweet, as easy, and as strong. E. Smith.
18. (Stock Exchange)
Defn: Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market.
19. (Gram.) (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak. (b) Applied to forms in Anglo-Saxon, etc., which retain the old declensional endings. In the Teutonic languages the vowel stems have held the original endings most firmly, and are called strong; the stems in -n are called weak other constant stems conform, or are irregular. F. A. March. Strong conjugation (Gram.), the conjugation of a strong verb; — called also old, or irregular, conjugation, and distinguished from the weak, or regular, conjugation.
Note: Strong is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, strong-backed, strong-based, strong-bodied, strong- colored, strong-fisted, strong-handed, strong-ribbed, strong- smelling, strong-voiced, etc.
Syn. — Vigorous; powerful; stout; solid; firm; hardy; muscular; forcible; cogent; valid. See Robust.
STRONGHANDStrong"hand`, n.
Defn: Violence; force; power.It was their meaning to take what they needed by stronghand. Sir W.Raleigh.
STRONGHOLDStrong"hold`, n.
Defn: A fastness; a fort or fortress; fortfield place; a place of security.
STRONGISHStrong"ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat strong.
STRONGLYStrong"ly, adv.
Defn: In a strong manner; so as to be strong in action or in resistance; with strength; with great force; forcibly; powerfully; firmly; vehemently; as, a town strongly fortified; he objected strongly.
STRONG-MINDEDStrong"-mind`ed, a.
Defn: Having a vigorous mind; esp., having or affecting masculine qualities of mind; — said of women. — Strong"-mind`ed*ness, n.
STRONG-WATERStrong"-wa`ter, n.
1. An acid. [Obs.]
2. Distilled or ardent spirits; intoxicating liquor.
STRONGYLIDStron"gy*lid, a. & n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Strongyloid.
STRONGYLOIDStron"gy*loid, a. Etym: [NL. Strongylus the genus (from Gr. -oid.](Zoöl.)
Defn: Like, or pertaining to, Strongylus, a genus of parasitic nematode worms of which many species infest domestic animals. Some of the species, especially those living in the kidneys, lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious. — n.
Defn: A strongyloid worm.
STRONTIAStron"ti*a, n. Etym: [NL. strontia, fr. Strontian, in Argyleshire,Scotland, where strontianite was first found.] (Chem.)
Defn: An earth of a white color resembling lime in appearance, and baryta in many of its properties. It is an oxide of the metal strontium.
STRONTIANStron"ti*an, n. (Min.)
Defn: Strontia.
STRONTIANITEStron"ti*an*ite, n. (Min.)
Defn: Strontium carbonate, a mineral of a white, greenish, or yellowish color, usually occurring in fibrous massive forms, but sometimes in prismatic crystals.
STRONTICStron"tic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to strontium; containing, or designating the compounds of, strontium.
STRONTITICStron*tit"ic, a.
Defn: Strontic.
STRONTIUMStron"ti*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Strontia.] (Chem.)
Defn: A metallic element of the calcium group, always naturally occurring combined, as in the minerals strontianite, celestite, etc. It is isolated as a yellowish metal, somewhat malleable but harder than calcium. It is chiefly employed (as in the nitrate) to color pyrotechnic flames red. Symbol Sr. Atomic weight 87.3. A radioactive isotope of strontium produced by certain nuclear reactions, and constituting one of the prominent harmful components of radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions; also called radiostrontium. It has a half-life of 28 years.
STROOKStrook, obs.
Defn: imp. of Strike. Dryden.
STROOKStrook, n.
Defn: A stroke. [Obs.] Chaucer.
STROOTStroot, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Strut, v. i.]
Defn: To swell out; to strut. [Obs.] Chapman.
STROPStrop, n. Etym: [See Strap.]
Defn: A strap; specifically, same as Strap, 3.
STROPStrop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stropped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stropping.]
Defn: To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor.
STROP Strop, n. Etym: [Cf. F. estrope, étrope, fr. L. struppus. See Strop a strap.] (Naut.)
Defn: A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.
STROPHANTHUSStro*phan"thus, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.
STROPHEStro"phe, n.; pl. Strophes. Etym: [NL., from Gr. strap.]
Defn: In Greek choruses and dances, the movement of the chorus while turning from the right to the left of the orchestra; hence, the strain, or part of the choral ode, sung during this movement. Also sometimes used of a stanza of modern verse. See the Note under Antistrophe.
STROPHICStroph"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, strophes.
STROPHIOLATE; STROPHIOLATEDStro"phi*o*late, Stro"phi*o*la`ted, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Furnished with a strophiole, or caruncle, or that which resembles it. Gray.
STROPHIOLE Stro"phi*ole, n. Etym: [L. strophiolum a little chaplet, dim. of strophium a band, Gr. strophiole.] (Bot.)
Defn: A crestlike excrescence about the hilum of certain seeds; a caruncle.
STROPHULUSStroph"u*lus, n. Etym: [NL.] (Med.)
Defn: See Red-gum, 1.
STROUDStroud, n.
Defn: A kind of coarse blanket or garment used by the North AmericanIndians.
STROUDINGStroud"ing, n.
Defn: Material for strouds; a kind of coarse cloth used in trade with the North American Indians.
STROUTStrout, v. i. Etym: [See Strut.]
Defn: To swell; to puff out; to project. [Obs.] Chaucer.
STROUTStrout, v. t.
Defn: To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly; to strut. [Obs.] Bacon.
STROVEStrove,
Defn: imp. of Strive.
STROWStrow, v. t. [imp. Strowed; p. p. Strown or Strowed.]
Defn: Same as Strew.Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa.Milton.A manner turbid . . . and strown with blemished. M. Arnold.
STROWLStrowl, v. i.
Defn: To stroll. [Obs.]
STROWNStrown,
Defn: p. p. of Strow.
STROYStroy, v. i.
Defn: To destroy. [Obs.] Tusser.
STRUCKStruck,
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Strike. Struck jury (Law), a special jury, composed of persons having special knowledge or qualifications, selected by striking from the panel of jurors a certain number for each party, leaving the number required by law to try the cause.
STRUCKENStruck"en, obs.
Defn: p. p. of Strike. Shak.
STRUCTURALStruc"tur*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to structure; affecting structure; as, a structural error.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to organit structure; as, a structural element or cell; the structural peculiarities of an animal or a plant. Structural formula. (Chem.) See Rational formula, under Formula. empirical formula.
STRUCTURAL SHAPEStruc"tur*al shape. (Engin. & Arch.)
Defn: The shape of a member especially adapted to structural purposes, esp. in giving the greatest strength with the least material. Hence, Colloq.,
Defn: any steel or iron member of such shape, as channel irons, I beams, T beams, etc., or, sometimes, a column, girder, etc., built up with such members.
STRUCTURAL STEELStructural steel.(a) Rolled steel in structural shapes.(b) A kind of strong mild steel, suitable for structural shapes.
STRUCTURE Struc"ture, n. Etym: [L. structura, from struere, structum, to arrange, build, construct; perhaps akin to E. strew: cf. F. structure. Cf. Construe, Destroy, Instrument, Obstruct.]
1. The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction. [R.] His son builds on, and never is content Till the last farthing is in structure spent. J. Dryden, Jr.
2. Manner of building; form; make; construction. Want of insight into the structure and constitution of the terraqueous globe. Woodward.
3. Arrangement of parts, of organs, or of constituent particles, in a substance or body; as, the structure of a rock or a mineral; the structure of a sentence. It [basalt] has often a prismatic structure. Dana.
4. (Biol.)
Defn: Manner of organization; the arrangement of the different tissues or parts of animal and vegetable organisms; as, organic structure, or the structure of animals and plants; cellular structure.
5. That which is built; a building; esp., a building of some size or magnificence; an edifice. There stands a structure of majestic frame. Pope. Columnar structure. See under Columnar.
STRUCTUREDStruc"tured, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Having a definite organic structure; showing differentiation ofparts.The passage from a structureless state to a structured state isitself a vital process. H. Spencer.
STRUCTURELESSStruc"ture*less, a.
Defn: Without a definite structure, or arrangement of parts; without organization; devoid of cells; homogeneous; as, a structureless membrane.
STRUCTURISTStruc"tur*ist, n.
Defn: One who forms structures; a builder; a constructor. [R.]
STRUDEStrude, n.
Defn: A stock of breeding mares. [Written also strode.] [Obs.]Bailey.
STRUGGLE Strug"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Struggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Struggling.] Etym: [OE. strogelen; cf. Icel. strj to stroke, to beat, to flog, Sw. stryka to stroke, to strike, Dan. stryge, G. straucheln to stumble. Cf. Stroll.]
1. To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
2. To use great efforts; to labor hard; to strive; to contend forcibly; as, to struggle to save one's life; to struggle with the waves; to struggle with adversity. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it [Gettysburg] far above our power to add or detract. Lincoln.
3. To labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in any kind of difficulty or distress. 'T is wisdom to beware, And better shun the bait than struggle in the snare. Dryden.
Syn.— To strive; contend; labor; endeavor.
STRUGGLEStrug"gle, n.
1. A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony; distress.
2. Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to avert an evil. Macaulay.
3. Contest; contention; strife. An honest might look upon the struggle with indifference. Addison.
Syn.— Endeavor; effort; contest; labor; difficulty.
STRUGGLERStrug"gler, n.
Defn: One who struggles.
STRULLStrull, n.
Defn: A bar so placed as to resist weight.
STRUMStrum, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Strummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Strumming.]Etym: [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Thrum.]
Defn: To play on an instrument of music, or as on an instrument, in an unskillful or noisy way; to thrum; as, to strum a piano.
STRUMAStru"ma, n. Etym: [L., a scrofulous tumor.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: Scrofula.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially, that at the base of the capsule in many mosses.
STRUMATICStru*mat"ic, a.
Defn: Scrofulous; strumous.
STRUMOSEStru*mose", a. Etym: [L. strumosus: cf. F. strumeux.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: Strumous.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Having a struma.
STRUMOUSStru"mous, a. (Med.)
Defn: Scrofulous; having struma.
STRUMOUSNESSStru"mous*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being strumous.
STRUMPET Strum"pet, n. Etym: [OE. strumpet, strompet; cf. OF. stupe debauchery, F. stupe, L. stuprare, stupratum, to debauch, stuprum debauchery, Gael. & Ir. striopach a prostitute.]
Defn: A prostitute; a harlot. Shak.
STRUMPETStrum"pet, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet.Out on thy more than strumpet impudence. B. Jonson.
STRUMPETStrum"pet, v. t.
1. To debauch. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet; hence, to belie; to slander. With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame. Massinger.
STRUMSTRUMStrum"strum, n.
Defn: A rude musical instrument somewhat like a cittern. [R.]Dampier.
STRUNGStrung,
Defn: imp. & p. p. of String.
STRUNTStrunt, n.
Defn: Spirituous liquor. [Scot.] Burns.
STRUNTIANStrun"tian, n.
Defn: A kind of worsted braid, about an inch broad. [Scot.] Jamieson.
STRUSEStruse, n. Etym: [Russ. strug'.] (Naut.)
Defn: A Russian river craft used for transporting freight.
STRUTStrut, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Strutting.]Etym: [OE. struten, strouten, to swell; akin to G. strozen to beswelled, to be puffed up, to strut, Dan. strutte.]
1. To swell; to bulge out. [R.] The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden.
2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity. Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his gait Shak.
STRUTStrut, n. Etym: [For senses 2 & 3 cf. LG. strutt rigid.]
1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust. of Frame, and Roof.
3. (Engin.)
Defn: Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; — the opposite of stay, and tie.
STRUTStrut, v. t.
Defn: To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.
STRUTStrut, a.
Defn: Protuberant. [Obs.] Holland.
STRUTHIANStru"thi*an, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Struthious.
STRUTHIOStru"thi*o, n.; pl. Struthiones. Etym: [L., an ostrich, fr. Gr.(Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of birds including the African ostriches.
STRUTHIOIDEAStru`thi*oi"de*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Struthio, and -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Struthiones.
STRUTHIONES Stru`thi*o"nes, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Struthio.] (Zoöl.) (a) A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches. (b) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to Ratitæ, or Dromæognathæ.
STRUTHIONINEStru`thi*o"nine, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Struthious.
STRUTHIOUSStru"thi*ous, a. Etym: [L. struthius, strutheus.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Struthiones, or Ostrich tribe.
STRUTTERStrut"ter, n.
Defn: One who struts.
STRUTTINGStrut"ting, a. & n.
Defn: from Strut, v.— Strut"ting*ly, adv.
STRUVITEStruv"ite, n. Etym: [After the Russian minister Von Struve.] (Min.)
Defn: A crystalline mineral found in guano. It is a hydrous phosphate of magnesia and ammonia.
STRYCHNIAStrych"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Strychnine.] (Chem.)
Defn: Strychnine.
STRYCHNICStrych"nic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to strychnine; produced by strychnine; as, strychnic compounds; strychnic poisoning; specifically (Chem.),
Defn: used to designate an acid, called also igasuric acid.
STRYCHNINE Strych"nine, n. Etym: [L. strychnos a kind of nightshade, Gr. strychnine.] (Chem.)
Defn: A very poisonous alkaloid resembling brucine, obtained from various species of plants, especially from species of Loganiaceæ, as from the seeds of the St. Ignatius bean (Strychnos Ignatia) and from nux vomica. It is obtained as a white crystalline substance, having a very bitter acrid taste, and is employed in medicine (chiefly in the form of the sulphate) as a powerful neurotic stimulant. Called also strychnia, and formerly strychnina.
STRYCHNOSStrych"nos, n. Etym: [L., a kind of nightshade, Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Loganiaceæ.See Nux vomica.
STRYPHNICStryph"nic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid, obtained by the action of acetic acid and potassium nitrite on uric acid, as a yellow crystalline substance, with a bitter, astringent taste.
STUB Stub, n. Etym: [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe, LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf. Gr.
1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; — applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub. Stubs sharp and hideous to behold. Chaucer. And prickly stubs instead of trees are found. Dryden.
2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] Milton.
3. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
4. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the check are usually recorded.
5. A pen with a short, blunt nib.
6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron. Stub end (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to which the strap is fastened. — Stub iron, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe nails, — used in making gun barrels. — Stub mortise (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through the timber in which it is formed. — Stub nail, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also, a short, thick nail. — Stub short, or Stub shot (Lumber Manuf.), the part of the end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in connection with the log, until it is split off. — Stub twist, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
STUBStub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stubbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stubbing.]
1. To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edibleroots.What stubbing, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to a piece of land.Berkley.
2. To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.
3. To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object. [U. S.]
STUBBEDStub"bed, a.
1. Reduced to a stub; short and thick, like something truncated; blunt; obtuse.
2. Abounding in stubs; stubby. A bit of stubbed ground, once a wood. R. Browning.
3. Not nice or delicate; hardy; rugged. "Stubbed, vulgar constitutions." Berkley.
STUBBEDNESSStub"bed*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being stubbed.