The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
bannockburn
bannockburn
Proper noun
A village near Stirling in Scotland
A battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
bareknuckle
bauckiebird
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
chalkcutter
chikmagalur
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countertack
cruickshank
demibuckram
deutschmark
duckhearted
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jacksonburg
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
kanchipuram
kanchipuram
Proper noun
A city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India.
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
packbuilder
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
quacksalver
quacksalver
noun
(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
quarterback
quarterback
noun
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
verb
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
quarterdeck
quarterdeck
noun
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
rheumaticky
rheumaticky
adj
(colloquial) Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism.
saarbrucken
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
sharksucker
sharksucker
noun
The remora or suckerfish.
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
stagestruck
stagestruck
adj
Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
superflacks
superflacks
noun
plural of superflack
trucemaking
truckmaster
truckmaster
noun
(historical) The manager of a colonially-sanctioned store that traded goods with the Native Americans.
turtlebacks
turtlebacks
noun
plural of turtleback
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
unbuckramed
unbuckramed
adj
(archaic) Not stiffened with buckram; not stiff.
underjacket
unransacked
unransacked
adj
Not having been ransacked.
untrickable
untrickable
adj
That cannot be tricked.
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.