A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
A fish, the rudd.
A costermonger's barrow.
A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.
Not steep; close to horizontal.
Not far forward, close to the net.
Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
Not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing.
Concerned mainly with superficial matters.
Extending not far downward.
Lacking interest or substance.
To make or become less deep.