antinous's definitions

Slang

"The grunt of the human hog (Pignoramus intolerabilis) with an audible memory. The speech of one who utters with his tongue what he thinks with his ear, and feels the pride of a creator in accomplishing the feat of a parrot. A means (under Providence) of setting up as a wit without a capital of sense" (Ambrose Bierce. The Devil's Dictionary. 1911).

by Antinous September 11, 2003

spokeshave

a short-bodied plane with two handles, used for shaving small spindles, spokes, or on curved pieces.

I shaped the cabriole legs with a spokeshave.

by Antinous September 12, 2003

vice

A clamping fixture used to hold a workpiece, &c.
Also, vise.

My workbench has a twin-screw front vice to hold large pieces.

by Antinous September 12, 2003

anthropophagy

Eating human flesh, cannibalism.

I wouldn't recommend anthropophagy; people do not taste like chicken.

by Antinous September 12, 2003