(Canada, law) A senior member of a law society in a Canadian province (except New Brunswick). / (Britain, obsolete, law) One of the senior governing members of an Inn of Court.

An anticholinergic drug used as an antidepressant in the treatment of depression and associated anxiety.

(UK) A regular government payment made to parents or guardians for each child up to a certain age.

A torture method, historically used especially in China, in which a person is tied in a sitting position with their legs straight in front of them, with their knees tied to the bench; bricks are placed under their feet until their knees or feet break.

A type of bend knot, very similar to the butterfly knot, but used to join two ropes.

A type of bend knot which has proven stability and grip.

A type of bend knot used to join the ends of two lines or ropes of unequal thickness.

A type of bend knot used to join the ends of two cords. It can be tied while maintaining tension in the cords.

a type of bend knot used to join the ends of two lines or ropes of very different thicknesses. The finer cord is woven between the two stands of a bight or loop of the thicker rope, and pulled tight after each pass. Racking like this forms the basis for many other bends and knots.

a type of bend, a double overhand knot used to join the ends of similar types of cord with no slip.