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• Prickshaft — Prick shaft , n. An arrow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• (s)teig- —     (s)teig     English meaning: to stick; sharp     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stechen; spitz”     Note: extension from stei ds.     Material: O.Ind. tējatē “is sharp, schärft”, tēja yati ‘schärft, stachelt”, tiktá ‘sharp, bitter”, tigmá ‘spiky,… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

• Glossary of architecture — This page is a glossary of architecture. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z …   Wikipedia

• kel-3, kelǝ-, klā- extended klād- —     kel 3, kelǝ , klā extended klād     English meaning: to hit, cut down     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlagen, hauen”     Note: separation from kel “prick” and from skel “cut, clip” is barely durchfũhrbar; beachte esp. Slav. *kólti “prick” =… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

• Punch (metalworking) — A punch is a hard metal rod with a shaped tip at one end and a blunt butt end at the other that is usually struck by a hammer. A variety of punches are used in engineering, but often the purpose is to form an impression of the tip on a workpiece …   Wikipedia

• (s)kel-1 —     (s)kel 1     English meaning: to cut     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schneiden”     Note: not reliable from kel “hit” and kel “prick” (above S. 545 f.) to separate.     Material: O.Ind. kalü ‘small part” (: Serb. pro kola “Teil eines gespaltenen… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

• Spindle (textiles) — Eve spinning, the spindle in her right hand: Hunterian Psalter, ca 1170 (Glasgow University Library) …   Wikipedia

• Punch (tool) — For punches used in punch presses, see Punching. A punch is a hard metal rod with a shaped tip at one end and a blunt butt end at the other, which is usually struck by a hammer. Punches are used to drive objects, such as nails, or to form an… …   Wikipedia

• (s)teg-2 —     (s)teg 2     English meaning: pole, stick, beam     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stange, Pfahl, Stock, Knũttel, Balken”     Note: s. also under steig “prick”     Material: Arm. t”akn, gen. t”akan “cudgel, club, beetle, hammer, club, mace, joint”,… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

• stick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stab, puncture, prick; put, place, thrust; glue; transfix, impale; informal, puzzle, stump. See opening, coherence, difficulty. v. i. adhere, cling; stay, remain, tarry; stall, freeze, be immobile …   English dictionary for students