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A South American ant bird of the genus Hylactes; -- called also barking bird.

• Callithumpian
  Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump.
• Southdown
  Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills south of the Thames, in England.
• Southmost
  Farthest toward the south; southernmost.
• AMERICANPLAN
  In hotels, aplan upon which guests pay for both room and board by the day, week, or other convenient period; -- contrasted with European plan.
• Barkentine
  A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append.
• Callidity
  Acuteness of discernment; cunningness; shrewdness.
• Callosan
  Of the callosum.
• Southeast
  The point of the compass equally distant from the south and the east; the southeast part or region.
• Southness
  A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point toward the south pole.
• AMERICANPROTECTIVEASSOCIATION
  A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office. Abbrev. commonly to A.
• Calligrapher
  One skilled in calligraphy; a good penman.
• Callose
  Furnished with protuberant or hardened spots.
• Southeaster
  A storm, strong wind, or gale coming from the southeast.
• Southren
  Southern.
• BARKBARQUE
  A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast squarerigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
• American
  Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
• Barker's mill
  A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis.
• Calligraphic
  Alt. of Calligraphical

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