Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Rumble (2)

Rum″ble, n. 1. A noisy report; rumor.Delighting ever in rumble that is new. Chaucer.2. A low, heavy, continuous sound like that made by heavy wagons or the reverberation of thun...

5159

Rumble (3)

Rum″ble, v. t. To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See Rumble, n., 4.

5160

Rumbler

Rum″bler (?), n. One who, or that which, rumbles.

5161

Rumbling

Rum″bling (?), a. & n. from Rumble, v. i.

5162

Rumblingly

Rum″bling‐ly, adv. In a rumbling manner.

5163

Rumbo

Rum″bo (?), n. Grog. Sir W. Scott.

5164

Rumbowline

Rum‐bow″line (?), n.(Naut.) Same as Rombowline.

5165

Rumen

‖Ru″men (?), n. [L. rumen, - inis, the throat.] 1. (Anat.) The first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag. See Illust. below.2. The cud of a ruminant.

5166

Rumicin

Ru″mi‐cin (?), n.(Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance found in the root of yellow dock (Rumex crispus) and identical with chrysophanic acid.

5167

Ruminal

Rumi‐nal (?), a. [L. ruminalis.] (Zoöl.) Ruminant; ruminating.

5168

Ruminant

Ru″mi‐nant (?), a. [L. ruminans, -antis, p. pr.: cf. F. ruminant. See Ruminate.] (Zoöl.) Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertainin...

5169

Ruminant (2)

Ru″mi‐nant, n.(Zoöl.) A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia.

5170

Ruminantia

‖Ru′mi‐nan″ti‐a (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of Artiodactyla having four stomachs. This division includes the camels, deer, antelopes, goats, sheep, neat cattle, and allies.☞ T...

5171

Ruminantly

Ru″mi‐nant‐ly (?), adv. In a ruminant manner; by ruminating, or chewing the cud.

5172

Ruminate

Ru″mi‐nate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Ruminated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ruminating.] [L. ruminatus, p. p. of ruminari, ruminare, fr. rumen, -inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch, eru...

5173

Ruminate (2)

Ru″mi‐nate (?), v. t. 1. To chew over again.2. Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin. Dryden.What I knowIs ruminated, plotted, and ...

5174

Ruminate (3)

{ Ru″mi‐nate (?), Ru″mi‐na′ted (?) }, a.(Bot.) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North America...

5175

Rumination

Ru′mi‐na″tion (?), n. [L. ruminatio: cf. F. rumination.] 1. The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud.Rumination is given to animals to ...

5176

Ruminative

Ru″mi‐na‐tive (?), a. Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation.

5177

Ruminator

Ru″mi‐na′tor (?), n. One who ruminates or muses; a meditator.

5178

Rumkin

Rum″kin (?), n. [Cf. Rummer, and see -kin.] A popular or jocular name for a drinking vessel.

5179

Rummage

Rum″mage (?; 48), n. [For roomage, fr. room; hence originally, a making room, a packing away closely. See Room.] 1. (Naut.) A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; a...

5180

Rummage (2)

Rum″mage, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Rummaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rummaging (?).] 1. (Naut.) To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to per...

5181

Rummage (3)

Rum″mage, v. i. To search a place narrowly.I have often rummaged for old books in Little Britain and Duck Lane. Swift.was haunted with a jolly ghost, that...... rummaged like a ...

5182

Rummager

Rum″ma‐ger (?), n. 1. One who rummages.2. (Naut.) A person on shipboard whose business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; — formerly written roomager, and romager.The mast...

5183

Rummer

Rum″mer (�), n. [D. roemer, romer, akin to G. römer, Sw. remmare; perhaps properly, Roman.] A large and tall glass, or drinking cup. J. Philips.

5184

Rummy

Rum″my (?), a. Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.