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Fortnightly Rev., N. S., XLIII. 690. water-measureł (wâ'tėr-mezhūr), n. A unit of measure used on board ships, five pecks according to a statute of Henry VII. It was regarded as a bushel, and was similarly subdivided. A statute of 1701 declares that a water-measure is round, and 18 inches in diameter within the hoop, and 8 inches deep, and ordains that apples and pears shall be sold by this measure heaped. water-measurer (water-mezhür-er).n. Any water-bug of the heteropterous family Hydro metridæ. watermelon (water-melon), n. A plant, Citrullus vulgar is (frequently named Cucumis Citrullus), or its fruit. The plant, supposed to be of Asiatic origin, is a slender trailing vine, requiring a warm soil. The fruit (a pepo) is of a spherical or usually elongated form, 14 or 2 feet long, smooth and green, or sometimes variegated on the outside, containing within a rose-colored or sometimes yellowish pulp, pleasantly flavored, and abounding in a refreshing sweetish watery juice. The watermelon is largely cultivated in Egypt, India, China, Japan, America, southern France, and else. where. IMG:content-2126.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2127.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors] A. a, case; b, b ', inlet and outlet; c, hard rubber rotating piston; d, gyrating spindle which drives the registering mechanism e , by means of a connection (not shown); f, dial. B. a , a ' , case, composed of two cylinders cast integrally; b , one of the two plungers; c, valve actuated by b , controlling the flow into and out of the cylinder a . A similar valve in a controls the flow into and out of a ' , and in this way the plunger in each cylinder governs the flow into and out of the other. The plungers are hollow, and have very nearly the specific gravity of water. Their reciprocations, through a connection (not shown), drive the registering mechanism d . The inlet (not shown) is opposite the outlet e. of water evaporated in a given time, as from a steam-boiler. water-milfoil (water-mil"foil), n. See mil foil . water-mill (water-mil), n. A mill whose machinery is driven by water.