night taper

A night-light. *night-trader, s. A prostitute, a harlot. "All kinds of females, from the night -trader, in the street."-Mas singer: Picture, i. 2. *night-waking, adj . Watching in the night. (Shakesp.: Rape of Lucrece , 554.) *night-walk, s. A walk in the night. "If in his night - walk he met with irregular scholars, he took their names, and a promise to appear unsent for next morning."- Walton : Life of Sanders on. night-walker, s. 1. One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist. 2. One who prowls about at night for evil pur Ornith.: The genus Nycticorax (q. v.), and espeposes; a thief, a pilferer. cially Nycticorax grise us. night-house, s. IMG:content-0052.png:[blocks in formation]