Word Meanings - FISHHAWK - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), found both in Europe and America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and seizes fishes in its talons. Called also fishing eagle, and bald buzzard.

• WATERRADISH
  A coarse yellow-flowered plant (Nasturtium amphibium) related to the water cress and to the horse-radish.
• Foundress
  A female founder; a woman who founds or establishes, or who endows with a fund.
• Waterleaf
  Any plant of the American genus Hydrophyllum, herbs having white or pale blue bell-shaped flowers.
• Water way
  Same as Water course.
• WATERMEADOW
  A meadow, or piece of low, flat land, capable of being kept in a state of fertility by being overflowed with water from some adjoining river or stream.
• WATERSOAK
  To soak water; to fill the interstices of with water.
• Water barometer
  A barometer in which the changes of atmospheric pressure are indicated by the motion of a column of water instead of mercury. It requires a column of water about thirty-three feet in height.
• Water measure
  A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel.
• EAGLESIGHTED
  Farsighted and strong-sighted; sharp-sighted. Shak.
• WATERTHYME
  See Anacharis.
• Water brash
  See under Brash.
• Water oat
  Indian rice. See under Rice.
• WATERBATTERY
  A voltaic battery in which the exciting fluid is water. 2. (Mil.)
• WATERVOLE
  See under Vole.
• Water chestnut
  The fruit of Trapa natans and Trapa bicornis, Old World water plants bearing edible nutlike fruits armed with several hard and sharp points; also, the plant itself; -- called also water caltrop.
• Water plant
  A plant that grows in water; an aquatic plant.
• WATERBUFFALO
  The European buffalo.
• Callisthenic
  Alt. of Callisthenics
• Water crowfoot
  An aquatic kind of buttercup (Ranunculus aquatilis), used as food for cattle in parts of England.

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