(dialect, historical) A tin can (containing two or three quarts) used for taking hot water out of a boiler.

plural of Latin alpha

A law or rule that excludes women from the line of succession to a throne or other public office.

A white coat worn by laboratory workers to protect day clothes from damage by spillage etc.

plural of leaf peeper

A husband in law only, such as one who has abandoned his wife / A husband who provides legally required support, but not love or affection

A wife in law only, such as one who has abandoned her husband / A wife who provides domestic or social support, but not love or affection

A fetter or shackle attached at the ankle.

(poetic) The state of sleep, or an imaginary place that one inhabits when asleep.

Leather that has been given a high-gloss, shiny finish.