Strife; contention.
An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning.
A vat which contains this liquid.
To deprive of.
To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
To masturbate.
To waste away.
To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
To reduce the force of something; to abate.
To cut off, remove, take away.
To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.
A fit of temper; a tantrum.
Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
A labourer's assistant or workmate.
A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.
A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
A white person.