A peculiar liquid found in pyroxylic spirit; a mineralogical term for those varieties of amianthus which have a woolly- like texture, better known as mountain- wood, rock- wood, & c.
A long round piece of timber or iron tube, raised upright on the keel, through the decks, of a vessel to support the sails; any upright pole; the fruit of the oak, beech, etc., especially when used as food for swine. ...