Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
Grim and forbidding in appearance.
To propel or move backward or stern-first in the water.
A bird, the black tern.
The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
The hinder part of anything.
The post of management or direction.
The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
Living one's life opposing or eschewing the use of substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.
A flat, rectangular tool used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines.