present participle of abacinate

(mathematics) A nomogram.

A large Brazilian pineapple.

Synonym of avocado.

plural of abacus

(nautical) to bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the ship

(idiomatic, transitive) To surprise or shock; to discomfit. / (nautical, usually passive) Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abacinate

simple past tense and past participle of abacinate

(law) Plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, want of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.