A bar that connects the treadle of a spinning wheel to the wheel.
Coordinate term: footwoman
A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
especially, the common footman (Manulea lurideola)
A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage.
A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); -- so called from its livery-like colors.
The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
To strangle or choke someone.