A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
bullwhipping
bullwhipping
noun
A beating with a bullwhip.
verb
present participle of bullwhip
burghalpenny
calculagraph
calculagraph
noun
(historical) A mechanical device that calculates and prints the elapsed time between two events.
cephalopagus
cephalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
ducklingship
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
fuglemanship
gamophyllous
gamophyllous
adj
(botany) Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges, compare apophyllous (free segments).
gastrophilus
gompholobium
gypsophilous
hippoglossus
hygrophilous
hygrophilous
adj
(botany, of a plant) adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment.
hypoglobulia
hypoglobulia
noun
The presence of an abnormally low count of red blood cells in the blood.
lagomorphous
lagomorphous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the lagomorphs.
lithophagous
lithophagous
adj
(zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins.
(zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel.
lymphogenous
lymphogenous
adj
Characterised by the production or spread of lymphocytes or lymphatic vessels
mallophagous
mallophagous
adj
Feeding on feathers.
megaphyllous
megaphyllous
adj
(Phytotomy) Of or having megaphyll leaves
multigrapher
multigrapher
noun
One who uses a multigraph (combined rotary typesetting and printing machine).
nonuprightly
ogcocephalus
oligophagous
oligophagous
adj
(chiefly of insects) that feed on a restricted range of food
omphalopagus
omphalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the umbilicus.
ophioglossum
pelagothuria
phillipsburg
phillipsburg
Proper noun
a CDP in Georgia, USA.
a city in Kansas, USA
a village in Missouri, USA.
a town in New Jersey, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
phlegmagogue
phlegmagogue
noun
(obsolete) Any medicine supposed to expel phlegm.
phlogogenous
phlogogenous
adj
(medicine, archaic) Causing inflammation.
phloroglucic
phloroglucin
phloroglucin
noun
(organic chemistry) A white crystalline phenol, metameric with pyrogallol, obtained by the decomposition of phloretin and from certain gums.
phyllogenous
phyllogenous
adj
(biology) Living or growing on leaves.
ploughjogger
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
pluviography
pluviography
noun
The graphic presentation of precipitation data.
The use of a pluviograph; the automatic recording of precipitation.
pompholygous
prelaunching
preslaughter
preslaughter
adj
Before slaughter.
pushwainling
republishing
republishing
verb
present participle of republish
sculptograph
sepulchering
sepulchering
verb
present participle of sepulcher
shipbuilding
shipbuilding
noun
(uncountable) The construction of ships.
A construction of a ship.
sprachgefuhl
sprightfully
sprightfully
adv
In a sprightful manner.
subpharyngal
sulphatizing
sulphogallic
sulphonating
sulphonating
verb
present participle of sulphonate
sulphurating
sulphurating
verb
present participle of sulphurate
sulphureting
sulphureting
verb
present participle of sulphuret
sulphurising
sulphurising
verb
present participle of sulphurise
sulphurizing
sulphurizing
verb
present participle of sulphurize
symphalangus
telautograph
telautograph
noun
(historical) An analogue precursor to the fax machine, transmitting electrical impulses recorded by potentiometers to servomechanisms attached to a pen at the receiving station, thus reproducing a drawing or signature made by the sender.
unphilologic
unphlegmatic
unphlegmatic
adj
Not phlegmatic.
upholstering
upholstering
noun
(countable) The application of upholstery to furniture.
(uncountable) The padding, springs, webbing, and covers found on furniture