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sod, piece of turf
Down the river is British slang for betrayed. Down the river is British slang for in prison.
The mythical final commemorative rivet which completes a ship, an idea doubtlessly adapted from the "golden spike" that was driven at the completion of the transcontinental railroad. On a naval ship, the normal folklore is that the special rivet is found in the depths of the engineering spaces, usually somewhere where the victim has to bend over to get a good look at it. Once bent over, the victim is at the mercy of the pranksters.
Swannee river is London Cockney rhyming slang for liver.
River Ouse is London Cockney rhyming slang for booze.
short for PATROL BOAT RIVER.
River Nile is London Cockney rhyming slang for smile.
River Lea is London Cockney rhyming slang for tea.
Across the river is American military slang for the government (the White House and Congress).
Privet is British slang for hair.
River
Rivets is slang for coins (money).
Boilermaker
a river on a map.
A river in Africa.
name given to the White River.
River Tyne is London Cockney rhyming slang for wine.
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A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod.
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A substance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken from glands in the anal pouch of the civet (Viverra civetta). It is of clear yellowish or brownish color, of a strong, musky odor, offensive when undiluted, but agreeable when a small portion is mixed with another substance. It is used as a perfume.
n.
One who rives or splits.
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A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream; a stream larger than a rivulet or brook.
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Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
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The animal that produces civet (Viverra civetta); -- called also civet cat. It is carnivorous, from two to three feet long, and of a brownish gray color, with transverse black bands and spots on the body and tail. It is a native of northern Africa and of Asia. The name is also applied to other species.
v. t.
To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles.
v. t.
To spread out the end or point of, as of a metallic pin, rod, or bolt, by beating or pressing, so as to form a sort of head.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Rivet
n.
A weaver's knife. See Trevat.
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A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then beating or pressing down the point so that it shall spread out and form a second head; a pin or bolt headed or clinched at both ends.
v. t.
Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection.
v. t.
To scent or perfume with civet.
v. i.
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.
v. t.
To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron.
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