Burnt rum, with a piece of butter: an American remedy for a cold.
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Stew>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun One who quakes. II. Quaker ·noun The nankeen bird. III. Quaker ·noun The sooty albatross. I...
A false or wooden gun; so called in allusion to the "Friends" not fighting. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
One of that sect who has no objection to the spirit derived from wine. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A member of the religious sect called Shakers, which see. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.