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American pitcher plantsPitcher Pitch"er, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar,
pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf.
Beaker.]
1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a
spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar
with a large ear or handle.
2. (Bot.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the
leaves of certain plants.
American pitcher plants, the species of Sarracenia. See
Sarracenia.
Australian pitcher plant, the Cephalotus follicularis, a
low saxifragaceous herb having two kinds of radical
leaves, some oblanceolate and entire, others transformed
into little ovoid pitchers, longitudinally triple-winged
and ciliated, the mouth covered with a lid shaped like a
cockleshell.
California pitcher plant, the Darlingtonia California.
See Darlingtonia.
Pitcher plant, any plant with the whole or a part of the
leaves transformed into pitchers or cuplike organs,
especially the species of Nepenthes. See Nepenthes. Australian pitcher plantPitcher Pitch"er, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar,
pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf.
Beaker.]
1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a
spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar
with a large ear or handle.
2. (Bot.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the
leaves of certain plants.
American pitcher plants, the species of Sarracenia. See
Sarracenia.
Australian pitcher plant, the Cephalotus follicularis, a
low saxifragaceous herb having two kinds of radical
leaves, some oblanceolate and entire, others transformed
into little ovoid pitchers, longitudinally triple-winged
and ciliated, the mouth covered with a lid shaped like a
cockleshell.
California pitcher plant, the Darlingtonia California.
See Darlingtonia.
Pitcher plant, any plant with the whole or a part of the
leaves transformed into pitchers or cuplike organs,
especially the species of Nepenthes. See Nepenthes. Beaucatcher
Beaucatcher Beau"catch`er, n.
A small flat curl worn on the temple by women. [Humorous]
Bewitcher
Bewitcher Be*witch"er, n.
One who bewitches.
Bewitchery
Bewitchery Be*witch"er*y, n.
The power of bewitching or fascinating; bewitchment; charm;
fascination.
There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words.
--South.
Birdcatcher
Birdcatcher Bird"catch`er, n.
One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.
black flycatcherPhainopepla Pha*i`no*pep"la, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? shining + ?
robe.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small crested passerine bird (Pha["i]nopepla nitens),
native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult
male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is
brownish. Called also black flycatcher. Boot catcherBoot Boot, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of
uncertain origin.]
1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg,
ordinarily made of leather.
2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to
extort confessions, particularly in Scotland.
So he was put to the torture, which in Scotland they
call the boots; for they put a pair of iron boots
close on the leg, and drive wedges between them and
the leg. --Bp. Burnet.
3. A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode;
also, a low outside place before and behind the body of
the coach. [Obs.]
4. A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned
stagecoach.
5. An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for the
driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.
6. (Plumbing) The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe
where it passes through a roof.
Boot catcher, the person at an inn whose business it was to
pull off boots and clean them. [Obs.] --Swift.
Boot closer, one who, or that which, sews the uppers of
boots.
Boot crimp, a frame or device used by bootmakers for
drawing and shaping the body of a boot.
Boot hook, a hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots.
Boots and saddles (Cavalry Tactics), the trumpet call which
is the first signal for mounted drill.
Sly boots. See Slyboots, in the Vocabulary. Botcher
Botcher Botch"er, n.
1. One who mends or patches, esp. a tailor or cobbler.
--Shak.
2. A clumsy or careless workman; a bungler.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A young salmon; a grilse.
Botcherly
Botcherly Botch"er*ly, a.
Bungling; awkward. [R.]
Botchery
Botchery Botch"er*y, n.
A botching, or that which is done by botching; clumsy or
careless workmanship.
ButcherButcher Butch"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Butchered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Butchering.]
1. To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market;
as, to butcher hogs.
2. To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or
barbarous manner. --Macaulay.
[Ithocles] was murdered, rather butchered. --Ford. butcher birdsShrike Shrike, n. [Akin to Icel. skr[=i]kja a shrieker, the
shrike, and E. shriek; cf. AS. scr[=i]c a thrush. See
Shriek, v. i.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family
Laniid[ae], having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the
tip. Most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European
gray shrike (Lanius excubitor), the great northern shrike
(L. borealis), and several others, kill mice, small birds,
etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on that
account called also butcher birds. See under Butcher.
Note: The ant shrikes, or bush shrikes, are clamatorial birds
of the family Formicarid[ae]. The cuckoo shrikes of
the East Indies and Australia are Oscines of the family
Campephagid[ae]. The drongo shrikes of the same
regions belong to the related family Dicrurid[ae].
See Drongo.
Crow shrike. See under Crow.
Shrike thrush.
(a) Any one of several species of Asiatic timaline birds of
the genera Thamnocataphus, Gampsorhynchus, and
allies.
(b) Any one of several species of shrikelike Australian
singing birds of the genus Colluricincla.
Shrike tit.
(a) Any one of several Australian birds of the genus
Falcunculus, having a strong toothed bill and sharp
claws. They creep over the bark of trees, like titmice,
in search of insects.
(b) Any one of several species of small Asiatic birds
belonging to Allotrius, Pteruthius, Cutia,
Leioptila, and allied genera, related to the true tits.
Called also hill tit.
Swallow shrike. See under Swallow. ButcheredButcher Butch"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Butchered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Butchering.]
1. To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market;
as, to butcher hogs.
2. To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or
barbarous manner. --Macaulay.
[Ithocles] was murdered, rather butchered. --Ford. Butchering
Butchering Butch"er*ing, n.
1. The business of a butcher.
2. The act of slaughtering; the act of killing cruelly and
needlessly.
That dreadful butchering of one another. --Addison.
ButcheringButcher Butch"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Butchered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Butchering.]
1. To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market;
as, to butcher hogs.
2. To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or
barbarous manner. --Macaulay.
[Ithocles] was murdered, rather butchered. --Ford. Butcherliness
Butcherliness Butch"er*li*ness, n.
Butchery quality.
Butcherly
Butcherly Butch"er*ly, a.
Like a butcher; without compunction; savage; bloody; inhuman;
fell. ``The victim of a butcherly murder.' --D. Webster.
What stratagems, how fell, how butcherly, This deadly
quarrel daily doth beget! --Shak.
ButcheryButchery Butch"er*y, n. [OE. bocherie shambles, fr. F.
boucherie. See Butcher, n.]
1. The business of a butcher. [Obs.]
2. Murder or manslaughter, esp. when committed with unusual
barbarity; great or cruel slaughter. --Shak.
The perpetration of human butchery. --Prescott.
3. A slaughterhouse; the shambles; a place where blood is
shed. [Obs.]
Like as an ox is hanged in the butchery. --Fabyan.
Syn: Murder; slaughter; carnage. See Massacre. California pitcher plantPitcher Pitch"er, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar,
pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf.
Beaker.]
1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a
spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar
with a large ear or handle.
2. (Bot.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the
leaves of certain plants.
American pitcher plants, the species of Sarracenia. See
Sarracenia.
Australian pitcher plant, the Cephalotus follicularis, a
low saxifragaceous herb having two kinds of radical
leaves, some oblanceolate and entire, others transformed
into little ovoid pitchers, longitudinally triple-winged
and ciliated, the mouth covered with a lid shaped like a
cockleshell.
California pitcher plant, the Darlingtonia California.
See Darlingtonia.
Pitcher plant, any plant with the whole or a part of the
leaves transformed into pitchers or cuplike organs,
especially the species of Nepenthes. See Nepenthes. Catcher
Catcher Catch"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, catches.
2. (Baseball) The player who stands behind the batsman to
catch the ball.
Caterpillar catcherCaterpillar Cat"er*pil`lar, n. [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr.
OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte,
she-cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F.
pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See Cat, and Pile hair.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The larval state of a butterfly or any
lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the
larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are
also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have
three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal
fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy,
others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and
succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many
of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm,
cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.
2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with pods
resembling caterpillars.
Caterpillar catcher, or Caterpillar eater (Zo["o]l.), a
bird belonging to the family of Shrikes, which feeds on
caterpillars. The name is also given to several other
birds.
Caterpillar hunter (Zo["o]l.), any species of beetles of
the genus Callosoma and other allied genera of the
family Carabid[ae] which feed habitually upon
caterpillars. Cony-catcher
Cony-catcher Co"ny-catch`er, n.
A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver. [Obs.] --Minsheu.
Cutchery
Cutchery Cutch"er*y (k[u^]ch"[~e]r*[y^]), n. [Hind. kachahri.]
A hindoo hall of justice. --Malcom.
Dispatcher
Dispatcher Dis*patch"er, n.
One who dispatches.
Ditcher
Ditcher Ditch"er, n.
One who digs ditches.
Etcher
Etcher Etch"er, n.
One who etches.
Fletcher
Fletcher Fletch"er, n. [OF. flechier.]
One who fletches of feathers arrows; a manufacturer of bows
and arrows. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
Meaning of Tcher from wikipedia
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sometimes rendered as Atem, Temu, or Tem, is the
primordial God...
- In France, P. E.
Foucaux published in 1847 a
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Tibetan version of the
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- ****anese 六入, 六処 (Rōmaji: rokunyū, rokusho)
Korean 육입, 육처 (RR: yuk-yip, yuk-
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Tibetan skye.mched
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occasionally be used to
denote Chinese people. 'cher /
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