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n.
An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.
a.
Having the teeth inserted in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.
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An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
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Having a socket.
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A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person.
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An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.
v. t.
To bend by force, as something stiff or strong; to force or put by bending, as a beam into its sockets, and allowing it to straighten when in place; -- often with in, out, etc.; as, to spring in a slat or a bar.
n.
An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth.
n.pl.
An order of extinct toothed birds having the teeth in sockets, as in the genus Ichthyornis. See Ichthyornis.
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To loose or take from a socket.
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A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.
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The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
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An extinct genus of toothed birds found in the American Cretaceous formation. It is remarkable for having biconcave vertebrae, and sharp, conical teeth set in sockets. Its wings were well developed. It is the type of the order Odontotormae.
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Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick.
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Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone.
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A modification of the kaleidophon, for showing composition of acoustic vibrations. It consists of two thin slips of steel welded together, their length being adjystable by a screw socket.
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An orbit, as of a star; a socket.
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A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation.
n. pl.
A group of fossil saurians having biconcave vertebrae and the teeth implanted in sockets.
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A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their sockets while men are turning it.
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