A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for.
The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
A lifesaver.
An attendant, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.
A sturdy metal bracket fixed in front of each of the leading wheels of a train to deflect small objects away from the wheels to prevent derailment.
A bodyguard or unit of bodyguards, a guard of someone's (especially a king's) life or person.