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I Webster's Practical Dictionary • 
The Worlds Cyclopedia 9 
Jflarlboro Raspberry Plants 
The •Ifiayara, Poughkeepsie Red and Ulster Prolific Grape-vines. 
THE WORLD’SCYCLOPEDIA. WEBSTER’S PRACTICAL DICTIONARY 
sol furnished with a how»prit and •" masts, each of 
which IS Composed of a lower mast, top - mast, 
and topgallant-mast, and is square rigged. —f. t. 
gleam, glisten, glimmer. — n. A tremulous gleam¬ 
ing; glimmer. 
Shin, shin, ti. The fore part of the leg, < sp. of the 
human leg, between the ntikle ”"rl ilm knee. — p. f. 
To eliirtH C» i>olc, etc.) l>y ulli'i 
the hands and 1 <V» alone. — bull. j,.a» — 
bank note ol low dennnunatlou; ti piece of paper 
morn e. — giiln'tiey.-ny,-lit, n. A game in which ft 
ball iidftven tlnog the ground by-lib ova irom c urved 
sticks ; hockey t bandy', — named tr. the blows re¬ 
ceived on the shin • ol the players. 
Shindy, Mim'd!, ti. A disturbance! since; row: riot. 
Shino. r-hln, r, 1. ls'lOkfc (*li 6 u or .hot!) or sni\i:p 
(shtndh smxisoj To emit luvsof light, give light; 
to he lively and animated, bt brilliant: to be glossy 
or bright, luellk, to b - a.-iy, splendid, or hcaoliiul; to 
be eminent, UunaniCinms. or distingnlslied.— ». Fair 
weathen state of shining; brightness; splendor i 
lusten glee-, poliali; * liking fora person; a fanev. 
— Shin'er, a. That n hich shines; t.s, a bright piece 
of mor.e* . (Ichth.) A tish of several genera, having 
brilliant, light-colored scale- — Sllln'y,-t, u. [-It!;; 
-IK- 1 3 Bright; IuimuioUh; clean unclouded. 
Shingle, shin'd, n, A thin, oblong piece of wood, 
with one* end thinner tlmu (hr other, in order to 
lap lengthw ise in covering roof* and outer walls of 
building*. — v. f. (_aiii.Hi;lkis C-gld), -OLIVO.] To 
cover with aliinglet; lo cut, ti» hair, w that one pur- 
tioii overlaps another, like dl in gins. 
Shingle, ahio'sl, a. Round, wuler-worn, and loose 
gravel and pehblca, on shore., and const s. — r t. 
(Forging.) To Ini minor iiraiineoan ired-hot puddled 
i 1010,10 remove impurities and form innllcnole iion. 
Shingles, ehm'gli, it fJ/erf.J A kind of herjH-a, 
winch spreads around tin- lnnl.v like a girdle. 
Shinto. -Inn'to. -tolsm. -to-izm, » One of the i* great 
religion - of Japan, coiiM.ltiig in worship of ances¬ 
tors anil ucrlflce to ilepartvil heroes, and having the 
Mikado or Venn a «• its spiritual head. 
Ship. ship. n. Any large aca-gutug vctoclj cap., u ves- 
Ground Plan of ft Ship. 
boose ; 1.1, main hatchway; 
14, wtDdtaai , 15, fore-moat; 
10, fors-hfctfihway; IT, hilta ; 
16, howsprlt; 19, hsad-ralt; 
20, boorakitia : 21, bow# ; 22, 
lore-clioui*; 23. maiu-cbaiii*; 
24, laiaaco-challia. 
11, pomps; 32, galley or o»- 
[surrrKD f.hipt), -mvn.J To put on board of » 
v i■ • *ei, or other cmivoyiinoc, for transportation; t" 
rll«pci«- of, get rid of; to engage for service cm 
board of a sliip; to receive mi hoard of a ship or 
vvw.i.1: to fix anything In its place, — r. f. To en¬ 
gage tor lerrtce on. board of » ship. — Shlp'boftnf. 
a'lr. Upon or within it ship: nhoanl. — Ship'mato. 
n. One who serve, oil honid ot the same ship; a 
fellow sailor, ahlp'mant,». Act of putting any¬ 
thing on hoard of - 1 vesael or other puhLic convcy- 
unw; embarkation: that which is chipped. — Ship'- 
twr, n. One who ships, or nendx (Twain for tiaus- 
jimliition. - Ship'ping, n. The collective body of 
aliip. in or helougiiig to a port, country, etc.; vessels 
of navigation generally ; tonnage. — Bhlp'wreck. 
-rek, n. The breaking in piece# ot a veeclby heme 
driven a gainst n>ek>. •howls, ete.i n whip destroyed 
upon the water, or tliv parts of such a ship; tots! 
delimit ion i ruin. — t>. <■ IsUifwHtLKoLi c-rwkt 
oau’cQhe, lull; lnoou. foot; cow, oil i linger or lyk, then, bob'bob, uhftli, gel 
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TWELVE PLANTS OF THE “NEW MARLBORO RASPBERRY,” FREE FOR “ONLY ONE” NEW SUBSCRIBER. 
This is a hardy, vigorous, productive, early red raspberry of good quality, and should be in every fruit yard. 
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