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DisgavelingDisgavel Dis*gav"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disgaveledor
Disgaveled; p. pr. & vb. n. Disgaveling.] [See
Gavelkind.] (Eng. Law)
To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by
which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant;
-- said of lands. --Burrill. Graveling
Graveling Grav"el*ing, or Gravelling Grav"el*ling, n.
1. The act of covering with gravel.
2. A layer or coating of gravel (on a path, etc.).
Graveling
Graveling Grav"el*ing, or Gravelling Grav"el*ling, n.
(Zo["o]l.)
A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea.
GravelingGravel Grav"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Graveledor Gravelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Graveling or Gravelling.]
1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.
2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run
aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
When we were fallen into a place between two seas,
they graveled the ship. --Acts xxvii.
41 (Rhemish
version).
Willam the Conqueror . . . chanced as his arrival to
be graveled; and one of his feet stuck so fast in
the sand that he fell to the ground. --Camden.
3. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. [Colloq.]
When you were graveled for lack of matter. --Shak.
The physician was so graveled and amazed withal,
that he had not a word more to say. --Sir T.
North.
4. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the
shoe and foot. Javelin
Javelin Jave"lin, v. t.
To pierce with a javelin. [R.] --Tennyson.
JavelinJavelin Jave"lin, n. [F. javeline; akin to Sp. jabalina, It.
giavelina, and F. javelot, OF. gavlot. Cf. Gavelock.]
A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand;
anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot
soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other
fierce game.
Flies the javelin swifter to its mark, Launched by the
vigor of a Roman arm? --Addison. Javelinier
Javelinier Jave`lin*ier", n.
A soldier armed with a javelin. --Holland.
Ravelin
Ravelin Rave"lin, n. [F.; cf. Sp. rebellin, It. revellino,
rivellino; perhaps fr. L. re- again + vallum wall.] (Fort.)
A detached work with two embankments with make a salient
angle. It is raised before the curtain on the counterscarp of
the place. Formerly called demilune and half-moon.
ravelinHalf-moon Half"-moon`, n.
1. The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears
illuminated.
2. The shape of a half-moon; a crescent.
See how in warlike muster they appear, In rhombs,
and wedges, and half-moons, and wings. --Milton.
3. (Fort.) An outwork composed of two faces, forming a
salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon; -- now
called a ravelin.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A marine, sparoid, food fish of California
(C[ae]siosoma Californiense). The body is ovate,
blackish above, blue or gray below. Called also
medialuna. RavelingRavel Rav"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raveledor Ravelled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Raveling or Ravelling.] [. ravelen, D.
rafelen, akin to LG. rebeln, rebbeln, reffeln.]
1. To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to
untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out;
as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a sticking. Raveling
Raveling Rav"el*ing, n. [Also ravelling.]
1. The act of untwisting, or of disentangling.
2. That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a
texture.
Shaveling
Shaveling Shave"ling, n.
A man shaved; hence, a monk, or other religious; -- used in
contempt.
I am no longer a shaveling than while my frock is on my
back. --Sir W.
Scott.
TravelingTravel Trav"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Traveledor Travelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Traveling or Travelling.] [Properly, to
labor, and the same word as travail.]
1. To labor; to travail. [Obsoles.] --Hooker.
2. To go or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the
city, or through the streets.
3. To pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place,
or to many places; to journey; as, a man travels for his
health; he is traveling in California.
4. To pass; to go; to move.
Time travels in divers paces with divers persons.
--Shak. Traveling craneCrane Crane (kr[=a]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan,
G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus,
W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[i^], Lith. gerve, Icel.
trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. Geranium.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied
genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill,
and long legs and neck.
Note: The common European crane is Grus cinerea. The
sand-hill crane (G. Mexicana) and the whooping crane
(G. Americana) are large American species. The
Balearic or crowned crane is Balearica pavonina. The
name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and
cormorants.
2. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and,
while holding them suspended, transporting them through a
limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a
projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post
or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so
called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the
neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick.
3. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side
or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over
a fire.
4. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
5. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support
spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2.
Crane fly (Zo["o]l.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of
the genus Tipula.
Derrick crane. See Derrick.
Gigantic crane. (Zo["o]l.) See Adjutant, n., 3.
Traveling crane, Traveler crane, Traversing crane
(Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead
crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus
traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a
machine shop or foundry.
Water crane, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout,
for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with
water.
Meaning of Avelin from wikipedia
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Avelin (French pronunciation: [avlɛ̃]) is a
commune in the Nord
department in
northern France. It is 10 km (6.2 mi)
south of the
centre of Lille. The village's...
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party was
founded by
Alfredo Avelín on 29 October 1960 (63
years ago) (1960-10-29)
after he left the
Radical Civic Union.
Avelín would represent the party...
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Alfredo Avelín (1 May 1927 – 26
January 2012) was an
Argentine politician,
physician and author. He
served as
Governor of his
province of San Juan and...
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Avelin Mary is a
marine biologist and a
Roman Catholic nun
belonging to the
Congregation of the
Mother of Sorrows,
Servants of Mary. She is a Director...
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Avelin Paul
Tacon Jr. (December 4, 1914 – July 4, 2014) was an
American Air
Force major general. He
received his
education from
Murphy High
School and...
- vice-governor of San Juan
accompanying the
Renewal Crusade party's
Alfredo Avelín who won with 55%,
heading the list of the
Alliance for Work,
Justice and...
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astronomy and geography.
France (?), c. 1750s A.
Avelin after Mondon le Fils. L′Heureux moment. 1736 A.
Avelin after Mondon le Fils.
Chinese God. An engraving...
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Audignies Aulnoye-Aymeries Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
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Primate Conservation. 23 (1): 39–44. doi:10.1896/052.023.0104. Aghokeng,
Avelin F.; Ayouba, Ahidjo; Mpoudi-Ngole, Eitel; Loul, Severin; Liegeois, Florian;...
- Auby Auchy-lez-Orchies
Audignies Aulnoye-Aymeries Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
Avelin Avesnelles Avesnes-les-Aubert Avesnes-le-Sec Avesnes-sur-Helpesubpr Awoingt...
