(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
blacktongue
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
bucklandite
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
chalkcutter
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
deutschmark
duckhearted
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kentuckians
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
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
nunapitchuk
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
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.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
stackhousia
stagestruck
stagestruck
adj
Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
stockhausen
subtacksman
subtacksmen
thumbtacked
thumbtacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thumbtack
trucemaking
truckmaster
truckmaster
noun
(historical) The manager of a colonially-sanctioned store that traded goods with the Native Americans.