wappet (wapet)

[Cf. wap3.] A cur-dog. Hall i well. [Prov. Eng.] Wappineert (wop-i-ner'), n. [Var. of * Wap- pingeer for Wappinger , q. v.] A man of Wap- ping, a district of London along the Thames, near the Tower. In kennel sowc'd o'er head and ears Amongst the crowding Wap pincers . D'Urfey, Colin's Walk, ii. ( Davies .) Wappineer tar, a waterman from Wapping Old Stairs; hence, a fresh-water sailor; a landlubber. Flip, The Comm adore, a most illiterate Wappineer - Tar, hates the Gentlemen of the Navy, gets drunk with his Boates-Crew, and values himself upon the Brutish Management of the Navy. C. Shad well, Humours of the Navy, Dram at is Personæ. Wappingert (wop'ing-ér), n. [ Wapping + -er1.] A man of Wapping, London. He was a thorough-paced traitor, and looked upon to be paymaster of the mob; a Wappinger , and good at mustering seamen. Roger North , Examen, p. 585. ( Davies .) wapplerite (wop'ler-it), n. A hydrated arsenate of calcium and magnesium, found at Joachimsthal in minute white crystals. waps (wops), n. A dialectal variant of wasp . wapynt, n. An obsolete form of weapon . warl (wâr), n . [Early mod. E. warre ; wer , werr , were , werre , weorre , wyrre , war land and France, about 1338-1453. The English, generally these wars down to about 1430 (Crécy, Poitiers, victors in der of a great part of France, were finally expelled entirely, except from Calais, which they retained for about a century longer. - Inexpiable war. See inexpiable. - Italian war, the war of 1859 waged by France and Sardinia against Austria. It resulted in the defeat of the latter, ce ion of Lombardy to Sardinia, and eventually in the constitution of the kingdom of Italy. - Jugurthine war. See Jugurthine.- King George's war, in Amer. hist., the war waged by Great Britain and its American colonies against France and Indian allies, being the American phase of the War of the Austrian Succe ion (1741-8).-King Philip's war, in Amer. hist., the war between the New England colonists and the confederated Indians under the lead of Philip (1675-6). King William's war, in Amer. hist., the war waged by Great Britain and its colonies against France and Indian allies, being the American phase of the contest between various European powers against Louis XIV. of France (1689-97). - Latin war, in Rom. hist., the war between Rome and the Latin League, 340-338 B. C., ending in the subjection of the latter. - Man of war. See man. Marsic war. See social war . - Mexican war, the war between the United States and Mexico, 1846-8, ending in the defeat of the latter, and its ce ion of California and other large territories to the United States. - Mithridatic wars, the wars between Rome and Mithridates the Great of Pontus in the first half of the first century B. c., terminating in the overthrow of Mithridates by Pompey about 65 B. C. - Napoleonic wars, a general name for the wars waged by France with various nations, dating from Napoleon's campaigns in Italy in 1796 to his final overthrow in 1815. - Peasants' war. See peasant . - Peloponnesian war. See Peloponnesian . - Peninsular war. See peninsular . - Pequot war, in Amer . hist ., the war between the New England colonists and the Pequot Indians of Connecticut in 1637.-Persian wars, in Gr . hist . , the wars between Persia and Greece in the first half of the fifth century B. C., of which the chief episodes were Marathon (490 в. с.) and the unsucce ful invasion of Greece by Xerxes (Thermopylæ, Salamis, Platæa). - Private war. See private. Punic wars. See Punic . - Queen Anne's war, in Amer . hist ., the war waged by Great Britain and its colonies against France and Indian allies, being the American phase of the War of the Spanish Succe ion (1701-13). Revolutionary war, in U. S. hist ., same as War of the American Revolution . - Ru o-Turkish wars, wars between Ru ia and Turkey. The principal in modern times were those (a) of 1828-9, ending in the defeat of Turkey; (b) of 1853-6 (see Crime an ); (c) of 1877-8, between Ru ia and its allies (Rumania, etc.) and Turkey, resulting in the defeat of Turkey and the reconstruction of southeastern Europe. Sacred wars, in Gr . hist . , wars against certain Greek states which had been adjudged guilty of sacrilege by the Amphictyonic Council: as, the sacred war against Phocis (ending 346 B. C.). - Saltpeter war. See saltpeter. - Samnite wars, three wars waged by Rome against the Samnites and other Italians, (a) 343-341 в. с., (6) 326-304 в. с., (c) 298-290 B. c., ending in the triumph of Rome.Schleswig-Holstein wars, wars between Denmark and the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein (with allies). They commenced in 1848 and ended in 1864, when Pru ia and Austria defeated the Danes and occupied the duchies, which were eventually annexed by Pru ia. - Secretary at War, Secretary of War. See secretary. - Seven weeks' war, or seven days' war, the Austro-Pru ian war of 1866.-Seven years' war. See Silesian wars.Silesian wars. See Silesian. - Sinews of war. See sinew. Sloop of war. See sloop1 . - Smalkaldic war. See Smalkaldic . - Social war. See social . The name is also given to the war between Athens and her former allies about 358-355 B. C. - Thirty years' war. See thirty. To declare war. See declare . To make war. See makel.- Trojan war. See Trojan . - Tug of war. See tug .-War measures, a general title for acts pa ed by the United States Congre and orders made by the President during the civil war, 1861-5, which became Dryden, Pal. and Arc., iii. 101. nece ary to its prosecution, though not expre ly author IMG:content-2053.jpg:[graphic] I'll to the Tuscan wars . Shak ., All's Well, ii. 3. 290.] ized by the Constitution, as the Confiscation Acts, the Legal Tender Acts, the ordering of drafts for the military service, the emancipation of slaves, etc. - War of 1812, the war between Great Britain and the United States in 1812-15.-War of Liberation, specifically, the war undertaken by Germany in 1813, with the aid of Ru ia, Great Britain, and other allies, to free Germany and other parts of Europe from the rule or influence of Napoleon and the French.- War of sece ion. See sece ion. - War of the American Revolution. See revolution. - War of the rebellion. Same as war of sece ion. - War powers, powers exercised during or because of war; specifically, the powers exercised in time of war by the President of the United States as commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States and of the militia of the several States when called into actual service. - Wars of succe ion. See succe ion. - Wars of the French Revolution, the wars growing out of the French Revolution, waged by Austria, Pru ia, etc., against France, and commencing in 1792.-Wars of the Roses. See rosel. - War to the knife. See knife. warl (war), v.; pret. and pp. warred, ppr. war ring. [ And the hethen peple that werreden on the kynge Moyne often sithes foughten withe the crystene. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 24. Why should I war without the walls of Troy? Shak ., T. and C., i. 1. 2. 2. To contend; strive violently; be in a state of opposition. Lusts which war against the soul. 1 Pet. ii. 11. Let us alone. What pleasure can we have To war with evil? Tennyson, The Lotos Eaters, Choric Song. II. trans. 1. To make war upon; oppose, as in war; contend against. war Lykwayes we sould keep the vouales of the original, quherin the north warres the south; from retineo, the north retine, the south retain. A. Hume , Orthographie (E. E. T. S.), p. 20. Love and Ambition in their glory sat.. Daniel , Civil Wars, viii. Warring each other. 2. To carry on, as a contest. That thou by them mightest war a good warfare. 1 Tim. i. 18. war2 (war), a. [Sc. also waur; They sayne the world is much war then it wont. Murder and waur than murder. war2 (war), v. t. defeat; worst. Scott . Spenser , Shep. Cal., September. [Sc. also waur ; war2 , a.] To [Scotch.] It was a paper of great significance to the plea, and we were to be waured for want o't. Scott , Antiquary, ix. war3t, a. and v. A Middle English form of warel , wart, v. A Middle English form of were . waratah (wa'ra-tä), n. [Also warratau.] 1. A stout erect Australian shrub, Telopea specio si ima, also T. oreades, of the Proteaceæ, bearing dense heads, some 3 inches broad, of brilliant crimson flowers. It is sometimes grown in greenhouses, but is not easily cultivated.2. A variety of the common camellia, with flowers resembling those of Anemone; anemone-flowered camellia.