(fishing) gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods (or gangions)

(pharmacology) An experimental drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

A comprehensive treatise on astronomy, alchemy, geography and/or mathematics (originally compiled by Ptolemy circa 150 C.E.).

A kind of lameness in horses, causing the animal to twitch its leg up suddenly.