The web-footed diving-bird, Uria troile, common on our coasts.
·noun One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A web-footed diving sea-bird allied to the auks. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·adj Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible. II. Foolish ·adj Marked with, or exhibiting, fol...
An expression among impures, signifying the cully who pays, in opposition to a flash man. Is he fool...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Saving in small matters, and extravagant in great. ...