Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
chowderheaded
chowderheaded
adj
Stupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
counterwarmth
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
cushionflower
forwardsearch
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
mcsherrystown
mechanicstown
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
respectworthy
respectworthy
adj
Worthy of or deserving respect; respectable.
schoolfellows
schoolfellows
noun
plural of schoolfellow
schweizerkase
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
scutcheonwise
swashbucklers
swashbucklers
noun
plural of swashbuckler
swashbucklery
swashbucklery
noun
adventure and excitement; that which is swashbuckling
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
trencherwoman
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
waistcoathole
watchlessness
watchlessness
noun
Lack of vigilance; failure to keep watch.
weinschenkite
weinschenkite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral churchite-(Y).
whenceforward
whenceforward
adv
(formal or literary) From which point onwards (in time or space).