To insert scions (grafts) from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.
To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope yarns.
To form a graft polymer
To work hard.
To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.
To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union.
To obtain illegal gain from bribery or similar corrupt practices.
To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
A cut of the take (money).
A job or trade.
A criminal’s special branch of practice.
A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
A con job.
A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
The depth of the blade of a digging tool such as a spade or shovel.
A narrow spade used in digging drainage trenches.
A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
Illicit profit by corrupt means, especially in public life.
Corruption in official life.
A bribe, especially on an ongoing basis.
Work; labor requiring effort.
To fix or attach a jamb to.
Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”).
Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.
Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.