Hardened and thickened epidermis or cuticle, as that of which nails, claws, and hoofs consist, differing from hair or other cuticular structures chiefly in density and massiveness, Specifically? A feeler; a tentacle; an antenna; an ovipositor; also, the tuft of feathers upon the head of sundry birds, resembling a horn; a plumicorn, as that of various owls, A hard protuberance, such as an antler or projection on the head of a giraffe or rhinoceros, that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
A hand tool consisting of a handle with a head of metal or other heavy rigid material that is attached at a right angle, used for striking or pounding, The part of a gunlock that hits the primer or firing pin or explodes the percussion cap and causes the gun to fire, A part of an apparatus that strikes a gong or bell, as in a clock, intransitive verb_ To put together, fasten, or seal, particularly with nails, by hammering,
In the United States, a cent, Money in general_ as, it cost a pretty penny (a good round sum); to turn an honest penny, a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit, verb_ slang To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door, electronics To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket, adjective_ Denoting the weight in pounds for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails, Worth or costing one penny
A similar organ in some invertebrates, including spiders and terrestrial snails, One of the two spongy or saccular organs, occupying the thorax or upper part of the body-cavity, which communicate with the pharynx through the trachea, and are the organs of respiration in air-breathing vertebrates, either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood