A round scolding bout.
·noun A rehearsal of a lesson. II. Lecture ·vt To read or deliver a lecture to. III. Lecture ·vi T...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus Juniperus and order Coniferae. ...
(Heb. rothem), called by the Arabs retem, and known as Spanish broom; ranked under the genus genista...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
n. i.q. native currant (q.v.). ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
(1 Kings 19:4,5; Job 30:4; Psalms 120:4) a sort of broom, Genista monosperma, G. raetam of Forskal, ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
A woman who scolds her husband when in bed, is said to read him a curtain lecture. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
See jobation. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
n. Same as Native Currant. See under currant. ...