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