engine, eng in, engyn, engyne, ingine

& a. [ Fr.eng in, from Lat. ingenium =(1) genius, (2) an invention; O. Sp. engeño; Sp. ingenio; Port. engenho; Ital. ingegno.] [INGENIOUS.) (LocomoTIVE.J IMG:content-0997.png:[blocks in formation] 4. A military machine for casting stones, battering down walls, setting fire to castles, . "Oh that stage amidde ordeynt he gunnes grete And other engyns y-hidde, wilde fyr to cast and schete." Sir Ferumbras , 3166. 5. In the same sense as II. 6. A machine for raising and pouring water on burning houses; a fire-engine. *7. An instrument constructed with skill. "Just then Clari a drew, with tempting grace, A two-edged weapon from her shining case He takes the gift with reverence, and extends The little engine on his fingers' ends." *8. A gin, a trap. Pope: Rape of the Lock , iii. 127-32. "The hidden engines and the snares." Quarles: Emblems, iii. 9. IMG:content-0998.png:[blocks in formation] 1655 The various forms of engines intended for par ticular or special purposes will be found under their several heads: as Caloric-engine, Calculating engine, Steam-engine, . B. As adj.: Of or pertaining to an engine. engine-bearer, s. Ship-build.: One of the sleepers or pieces of tim ber placed between the keelson in a steamer and the boilers of the engines, to form a proper seat for the boilers and machinery.