| bastard | 1. Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See Bastard, note. 2. Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are really not so. "That bastard self-love which is so vicious in itself, and productive of so many vices." (Barrow) 3. Of an unusual make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a bastard culverin. 4. Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book. <medicine> Bastard ashlar, three to five quill feathers on a small joint corresponding to the thumb in some mam malia; the alula. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| strangles | A disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of the throat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |