n.
English bird-name. The pelicansoccur in nearly all temperate or tropical regions. TheAustralian species is Pelecanus conspicillatus, Temm.
1885. R. M. Praed, `Head Station,' p. 256 [Title ofchapter 39]:
«Where the pelican builds her nest.»
·noun A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for con...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A well-known water-bird. Also, the old six-pounder culverin. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
(Heb. kaath, sometimes translated "cormorant," as (Isaiah 34:11; Zephaniah 2:14) though in the margi...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·add. ·- Louisiana; — a nickname alluding to the device on its seal. ...
West out of Little Britain to St. Bartholomew's, in Aldersgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.