Synonym of afterdamp (“suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp”)
Strongly built; also, in good or strong condition.
Not permitting water or some other liquid to escape or penetrate; watertight.
Staying true to one's aims or principles; firm, resolute, unswerving.
Dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy.
Impermeable to air or other gases; airtight.
Of a hunting dog: that can be depended on to pick up the scent of, or to mark, game.
That tires or tire.
Bits of bone and tough organic material from a corpse given to hawks to abate their hunger.
The action of tiring.