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Switch
·vi To walk with a jerk.
II. Switch ·vt To trim, as, a hedge.
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Split
·adj Divided; cleft.
II. Split ·adj Divided deeply; cleft.
III. Split ·vi To burst with laughter.
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split
1) A division.
The fiery spirit which has occasioned a split among the British Archæologists, would...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Knife switch
·add. ·- A switch consisting of one or more knifelike pieces hinged at one end and making contact ne...
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Point switch
·add. ·- A switch made up of a rail from each track, both rails being tapered far back and connected...
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Underload switch
·add. ·- A switch which opens a circuit when the current falls below a certain predetermined value, ...
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Split dynamometer
·add. ·- An electric dynamometer having two coils so arranged that one carries the primary current, ...
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Split infinitive
·add. ·- A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to large...
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Split key
·add. ·- A key split at one end like a split pin, for the same purpose.
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Split shot
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Split stroke.
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Split stitch
·add. ·- A stitch used in stem work to produce a fine line, much used in old church embroidery to wo...
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Split stroke
·add. ·- In croquet, ·etc., a shot or stroke in which one drives in different directions one's own a...
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Split stuff
·add. ·- Timber sawn into lengths and then split.
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Split wheel
·add. ·- = Split pulley.
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Split-tail
·noun The pintail duck.
II. Split-tail ·noun A california market fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus)...
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Split-tongued
·adj Having a forked tongue, as that of snakes and some lizards.
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split crow
The sign of the spread eagle, which being represented with two heads on one neck, gives it somewhat ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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split cause
A lawyer.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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split iron
The nick-name for a smith.
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split-stuff
n.
timber sawn into lengths andthen split.
1852. Mrs. Meredith, `My Home in Tasmania,' vol. i. p. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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full split
With the greatest violence and impetuosity.--Craven Glossary. In common use in the United States in ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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split ticket
When two or more important offices are to be filled at the same time, the wire-pullers of each party...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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flag-side of a split fish
The side without the bone.
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