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[ goods between the hours of 10 o'clock A. M. and 3 o'clock visions and other stores, or to convey in tell i P. M., whereupon he shall be entitled to payment in full therefor before the last named hour. New York Produce Exchange Report , 1888-9, p. 264. 3t. To show; present to view. Tender [see tender1 ] yourself more dearly; Or... you'll tender me a fool. Shak ., Hamlet, i. 3. 109. II. in trans. To make a tender or offer; especially, to offer to supply certain commodities for a certain period at rates and under conditions specified, or to execute certain work: as, to tender for the dredging of a harbor. tender2 (ten'der), n. [ tender2 , v.] 1. An offer for acceptance. I send you a Coppy of the Draught to shew to Mr. Vicechanceler, with tender of my service. H. Spelman , in Ellis's Lit. Letters, p. 161. With a Tender of my most humble Service to my noble good Lady. Howell , Letters, I. v. 17. Specifically-2. In law, an offer of money or any other thing in satisfaction of a debt or liability; especially, the production and offer to pay or deliver the very thing requirable by a contract. When Lard or Provisions are rejected under final appeal, if tendered on a seller's option, all expenses shall be paid by the seller, and it shall be held that no tender has been made. New York Produce Exchange Report , 1888-9, p. 181. 3. An offer in writing made by one party to another to execute some specified work or to supply certain specified articles at a certain sum or rate, or to purchase something at a specified price. The privilege of selling to railway-pa engers within the precincts of the terminus is disposed of by tender . Mayhew , London Labour and London Poor, I. 291. Of the three larger ve els, tenders were received for the Proteus and Neptune, and, the bid for the latter being the lower, it was accepted. Schley and Soley , Rescue of Greely, p. 38. 4. Something tendered or offered. That you have ta'en these tenders for true pay, Which are not sterling. Shak., Hamlet, i. 3. 106. Legal-tender currency, currency which can lawfully be used in paying a debt. All the gold coins of the United States are a legal tender in all payments at their nominal value, when not below the standard weight and limit of tolerance provided by law for the single piece; and when reduced in weight below such standard tolerance, they are a legal tender at a valuation in proportion to their actual weight. The silver dollar of 412 grains is a legal tender for all debts and dues, public and private, except when otherwise expre ly mentioned in the contract. The silver coins of the United States of smaller denomination than one dollar are a legal tender, in sums not exceeding ten dollars, in payment of all dues, public and private. The so-called trade-dollar of 420 grains is not a legal tender. The five-cent, three-cent, and one cent pieces are a a legal tender to the amount of twenty five cents in one payment. foreign are (1898) a legal tender. The United States notes (see greenback ) are a legal tender for all debts, public and private, except du ties on imports and interest on the public debt. Loans and debts contracted before the enactment of the legal tender law of 1862 authorizing the i ue of greenbacks, can be satisfied by payments made in them, unle an expre agreement has been made for the payment of gold and silver. Gold certificates, under act of Congre of 1882, are receivable for customs, taxes, and all public dues, and when so received may be rei ued; and silver certificates, under act of 1878, are receivable for customs, taxes, and all public dues, and when so received may be re Here she comes i' faith full Sail, with her Fan spread and Streamers out, and a Shoal of Fools for Tenders. Congreve, Way of the World, ii. 4. 3. A boat or ship accompanying fishing or whaling-ve els; a lighter. Specifically-(a) In the menhaden-fishery, a ve el or boat employed to carry the fish to the factories. These tenders have an average ca pacity of 250 barrels, though they are now often built of a larger size, some carrying 600 barrels. (b) A ve el sailing from San Francisco to the Arctic regions, to carry supplies to the whale-ships, and bring back oil and bone, to be sent east by rail. 4. In rail., a carriage attached to the locomotive, for carrying the fuel, water, etc. See cuts under pa enger - engine and snow - plow. We supplied the tender and fire with wood, and, in short, pretty much ran the train as we pleased. The Century, XL. 622. 5. A small reservoir attached to a mop or scrubber, to hold a supply of water. The flow is controlled by a valve operated by a spring. tender-dying (ten'der-di'ing), a. Dying in early youth. Shak ., 1 Hen. VI., iii. 3.48. [Rare.] tenderee (ten-der-ē'), n . [ tender2 + -eel.] The person to whom a tender is made. Where a tender is made, for the purpose of obtaining property of the owner, sold and in the hands of the ten deree claiming to own the same, and accepted, the money paid may be recovered back. T. Miller , J., in 91 N. Y. 536. tenderer1 (ten'der-ér), n. [ tender1 + -erl.] One who or that which makes tender: as, a meat-tenderer. Sci. Amer., N. S., LXII. 158. [Recent.] tenderer2 (ten'dèr-ér), n . [ tender2 + -er1.] One who makes a tender or offer. The Minister for Works had met on the previous day a deputation of the " tenderers for the manufacture within the Colony of fifty locomotives required for use on the railways. The Engineer, LXV. 528.