thick kneed (thikned)

Having thick knees -that is, having the tibiotarsal articulation swollen or thickened, as the young of many wading birds: specifically noting the birds of the family Edicnemidæ. See cut under Edic nemus. Thick-kneed bustard, a thick knee: it is not a bustard. thickleaf (thik'lef), п . A plant of the genus Cra ula . thick-leaved (thik'lēvd), a . Having thick leaves; also, thickly set with leaves. The nightingale, among the thick - leav'd spring That sits alone in sorrow. Fletcher, Faithful Shepherde , v. 3. thick-legged (thik'leged or -legd), a. Having thick legs, as an insect. - Thick-legged lily-beetles, the Lagriidæ , as distinguished from the Criocerida . The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary IMG:content-0262.png:[blocks in formation] The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary What a full fortune does the thick - lips owe, If he can carry 't thus! Shak . , Othello, i. 1. 66. thickly (thik'li), adv . In a thick manner, in any sense of the word thick ; densely; closely; deeply; abundantly; frequently. thickne (thik'nes), n. [ thikne e , thicce , thick: see thick .] 1. The state or property of being thick, in any sense; spe- cifically, that dimension of a solid body which is at right angles both to its length and to its breadth; the third or least dimension of a solid. Sex fyngre thicke a floore thereof thou pave With lyme and a hes mixt with cole and sande, A flake above in thikne e of thyne hande. IMG:content-0264.png:[blocks in formation] thick-skulled (thik's kuld), a. Dull; heavy; stupid; slow to learn. This downright fighting fool, this thick - skulled hero. Dryden, All for Love, iii. 1. thick-stamen (thik'stā"men), n. See Pachy- sandra . thick-starred (thik'stärd), a . Strewn thickly with stars. [Rare.] In some wynters nyht whan the firmament is clere and Chaucer, Astrolabe, ii. 23. thikke-sterred. thick-tongued (thik'tungd), a. Having a thick tongue; specifically, in herpet . , pachyglo ate. thick-wind (thik'wind), n. Impeded respira- tion of the horse, somewhat louder and le free than normal breathing. This may be due to roaring, to asthma (heaves), or to encroachment upon the lungs of a distended stomach or pregnant uterus. thick-winded (thik'win"ded), a. Affected with thick-wind, as a horse. thick-witted (thik'wit"ed), a. Dull of wit; stupid; thick-headed. IMG:content-0265.png:[blocks in formation] 3. A fold, layer, or sheet, as of cloth or paper.- thidert, adv . A Middle English form of thither . 4. In founding , the sand or loam placed tem- porarily in a mold while it is being prepared for casting. It is afterward removed, and its place is filled with the molten metal. thick-set (thik's et), a. and n. I. a. 1. Set, growing, or occurring closely together; dense; luxuriant. His eyeballs glare with fire, suffus'd with blood; His neck shoots up a thick set thorny wood. Dryden, tr. of Ovid's Meta morph., viii., Meleager and [A talant a, 1. 23. Live long, ere from thy topmost head The thick - set hazel dies. IMG:content-0266.png:[blocks in formation] Nor can I bide to pen some hungry scene For thick - skin ears, and undiscerning eyne. thief1 (thef), n .; pl. thieves (thēvz). [Early mod. E. also theef ; theef , thef (pl. the eves , theves , thyeves, thifes ), theóf (pl. theófas ) = OS. thiof =OFries. thiaf , tief = D. dief = MLG. def = OHG. diob , MHG. diep , G. dieb = Icel. thiōfr = Sw. tjuf = Dan. tyv = Goth. thiufs ( thiub- ), thief: root unknown. Hence thieve , theft .] 1. A person who steals, or is guilty of larceny or robbery; one who takes the goods or property of another without the owner's knowledge or consent; especially, one who deprives another of property secretly or without open force, as opposed to a robber , who openly uses violence. In the authorized version of the Bible, however, and in the older literature generally, thief is used where we now say robber . The othre byeth the little thyeues , thet steleth ine the house bread, wyn, an othre thinges. Ayenbite of Inwyt (E. E. T. S.), p. 38. A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves , which stripped him of his raiment. Luke x. 30. Draw forth thy weapon, we are beset with thieves . Shak . , T. of the S., iii. 2. 238. The cla that was called "travelling thieves ," who, with- out being profe ional cracksmen, would creep into an unprotected house or rob a hen-roost. 2. A person guilty of cunning or deceitful acts; a lawle person; an evil-doer: used in reproach. Angelo is an adulterous thief . Shak., M. for M., v. 1. 40. 3. An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to gutter. [Prov. Eng.] thieflyt (thef'li), adv . [ theefly , thee flic he, theveli, thevelich, theofliche ; thief 1 + -ly2.j Like a thief; hence, stealthily; secretly. Theuelich Y am had awey fro the loond of Hebrew. Wyclif, Gen. xl. 15. In the night ful theefty gan he stalke. Chaucer , Good Women, 1. 1781. thief-stolen (thef'stō"ln), a. Stolen by a thief or thieves. [Rare.] Shak., Cymbeline, 1. 6. 5. One whose bus i.. thief-taker (thef'tā"ker), n. ne it is to find and take thieves and bring them to justice; a thief-catcher. thiefteouslyt, adv . Same as theftuously . thief-tube (thef'tūb), n. A sampling-tube; a tube which may be inserted in a bung-hole, and, when filled with the liquid in the cask, withdrawn with its contents by placing the thumb over the upper end. thieve (thev), v.; pret. and pp. thieved , ppr. thieving. [ME. * theven , theófian , thieve, the of , a thief: see thief1 .] I. in trans . To be a thief; practise theft; steal; prey. He knows not what may thieve upon his senses, Or what temptation may rise. Or proul in courts of law for human prey, In venal senate thieve , or rob on broad highway. II. trans. To take by theft; steal. My mother still thieve le (thēv'les), a. forbidding. Jamie son. IMG:content-0267.png:[blocks in formation] 2. That which is stolen. Injurious time now with a robber's haste Crams his rich thievery up, he knows not how. Shak., T. and C., iv. 4. 45. thieves, n. Plural of thief . thievish (thē'vish), a. [= D. diefsch = MLG. dēvisch = = G. diebisch ; as thief + -ish1.] 1. Ad- dicted to, concerned in, or characterized by thievery; pertaining in any manner to theft. Or with a base and boisterous sword enforce A thievish living on the common road. Shak., As you Like it, ii. 3. 33. O thievish Night, Why shouldst thou, but for some felonious end, In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars? Milton , Comus, 1. 195. He sitteth lurking in the thievish corners of the streets. Book of Common Prayer , Psalter, Ps. x. 8. Thou by thy dial's shady stealth mayst know Time's thievish progre to eternity. commonly, there is a way to pull it out, and not to put out the Candle, by clapping Extinguisher presently upon it. Howell , Forreine Travell, 1642 (ed. Arber), p. 77. 4. A tin can to which a small line or becket is attached, used as a drinking-cup by sailors. It manner; like a thief; by theft. is made heavier on one side, so that it will cap- size when it is dropped in the water.-5. A thief-tube.-6. Same as hermit - crab . [Local, U. S.]-Bait-thief, a fish that takes the bait from a hook without getting caught. (Fishermen's slang.]-Thieves' Latin. See Latin . - Thieves' vinegar, a kind of vinegar made by digesting rosemary-tops, sage-leaves, etc., in vine- gar, formerly believed to be an antidote against the plague. It derived its name and popularity from a story that four thieves who plundered the dead during the plague ascribed their impunity to this infusion. It has been long disused as worthle . = Syn. Pilferer , Pirate (see robber ), pickpocket, cutpurse. See pillage , n. thief2 (thef), n. [ theve , thefe , the bramble: see theve , theve - thorn .] The bramble Rubus fruticosus . Compare theve - thorn . Brit- ten and Holland . [Prov. Eng.] thief-catcher (thef'kach "ér), n . One who catches thieves, or whose busine is to detect thieves and bring them to justice. My evenings all I would with sharpers spend, And make the thief - catcher my bosom friend. thief-leader (thēf'lē"der), n. One who leads away or takes a thief. [Rare.] A wolf pa ed by as the thief - leaders were dragging a fox to execution. Sir R. L'Estrange. thievishly (thē'vish-li), adv . In a thievish The state or thievishne (the vish-nes), n. character of being thievish. Bailey , 1727. thig (thig), v.; pret. and pp. thigged , ppr. thig- ging . [ME. thiggen , thicgan , thicgean , take, receive, partake of, = OS. thiggian , thig- gean = OHG. dikkan , thichan , thiggen , MHG. digen Icel. thiggja , get, receive, receive hos- IMG:content-0268.png:[blocks in formation] beg as a mendicant. The E. form and sense are due rather to Scand. The reg. form from AS. thicgan would be * thidge .] I. trans. Το beseech; supplicate; implore; especially, to ask as alms; beg. Compare thigger . And now me bus, as a beggar, my bred for to thigge At dores vpon dayes, that dayres me full sore. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 13549. II, in trans . To make supplication; specifical- ly, to profit by or live on the gifts of others; take alms. See the quotation under sorn . They were fain to thigg and cry for peace and good-will. Pit scottie , p. 56. ( Jamie son .) thigger gar; especially, one who solicits a gift (as of seed-corn from one's neighbors), not on the footing of a mendicant, but in a temporary strait or as having some claim on the liberality of others. [Scotch.]