HARDTACK | • hardtack n. (Nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term… • hard␣tack n. Alternative form of hardtack. • HARDTACK n. a hard biscuit. |
HARDTACKS | • hardtacks n. Plural of hardtack. • hard␣tacks n. Plural of hard tack. • HARDTACK n. a hard biscuit. |
KURDAITCHA | • kurdaitcha n. An aboriginal evil spirit; a sorcerer. • kurdaitcha n. An expedition taken to heal or avenge someone afflicted by evil sorcery. • kurdaitcha n. A man chosen to go on such an expedition. |
PACKTHREAD | • packthread n. (Archaic) A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels. • PACKTHREAD n. a strong two- or three ply thread. |
BACKDRAUGHT | • backdraught n. (Firefighting, chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of backdraft. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
DEUTSCHMARK | • Deutschmark n. Alternative spelling of Deutsche Mark. |
KURDAITCHAS | • kurdaitchas n. Plural of kurdaitcha. • KURDAITCHA n. (Native Australian) in certain Central Australian aboriginal tribes, a man with the mission of avenging the death of a tribesman, also KADAITCHA. |
MATCHMARKED | • MATCHMARK v. to mark mating components of an engine etc. |
PACKTHREADS | • packthreads n. Plural of packthread. • PACKTHREAD n. a strong two- or three ply thread. |
PATCHWORKED | • patchworked v. Simple past tense and past participle of patchwork. • PATCHWORK v. in needlework, to sew pieces together. |
BACKDRAUGHTS | • backdraughts n. Plural of backdraught. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
DEUTSCHMARKS | • Deutschmarks n. Plural of Deutschmark. |
STICKHANDLER | • stickhandler n. (Ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) A player who is skilled in stickhandling. • STICKHANDLER n. one who stickhandles, controls the puck or ball in a game played with a stick. |
BACKSCRATCHED | • backscratched v. Simple past tense and past participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
STICKHANDLERS | • stickhandlers n. Plural of stickhandler. • STICKHANDLER n. one who stickhandles, controls the puck or ball in a game played with a stick. |
WEATHERCOCKED | • weathercocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of weathercock. • WEATHERCOCK v. to serve as a weathercock for. |
CHICKENHEARTED | • chickenhearted adj. Alternative form of chicken-hearted. • chicken-hearted adj. Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly. • CHICKENHEARTED adj. timid, cowardly. |
HYDROKINETICAL | • hydrokinetical adj. Synonym of hydrokinetic. • HYDROKINETICAL adj. of or relating to the motions of fluids or the forces which produce or affect such motions, also HYDROKINETIC. |