A cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.

Any of the ribs that do not articulate directly with the sternum, but connect indirectly via cartilage.

pseudoscorpion (Pseudoscorpiones)

(dated) croup (viral infection manifested by spasmodic affection of the larynx attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane)

(nautical) A coming up into the wind and filling away again on the same tack.

(nautical) A thin piece of timber placed on top of the headrail to strengthen it.

(historical) A combustible carried by vessels of war, chiefly for signalling, but sometimes burned for the purpose of deceiving an enemy.

A picklock.

Construction works, such as scaffolding, to facilitate the erection of the main work.

(nautical) The timber below the main keel, used to serve both as a protection and to increase the ship's lateral resistance.