A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae.
An excited or ruffled state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel.
A light, gentle wind.
Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.
Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. See Wikipedia article on Clinker.
Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.
A brief workout for a racehorse.
To take a horse on a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion.
To blow gently.
To move casually, in a carefree manner.
To swim near the surface of the water, causing ripples in the surface.
To buzz.
A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing.
The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
The opening in a pulley block between the sheave and shell through which the rope passes.
To retract; to recant.
To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.
To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.