(coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
(countable, heraldry) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
(countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
(lumbering) An unfinished log after preliminary cutting.
(nautical) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
(obsolete) A call for bidders at a public fair; an auction.
(obsolete) Side, edge, corner, niche.
(regional, forestry) A parcel, a division.
(uncountable) Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.