paddle wood

Bot.: The wood of Asp i do sperm a excelsum , a native of Guiana. It is strong, light, and elastic. păd-dle (2), s. [A dim in. of spade .] A little spade, used to clear a plowshare of stubble, earth, weeds, .; a plow-staff. IMG:content-0541.png:[blocks in formation] Jenyns: Art of Dancing, i marine; gō, pot, pæan pe -an, *pæ-on, *pē-an, s . [Lat. Pean, pœan =(1) a name of Apollo, (2) a hymn, espec. to Apollo, from Gr. Paian , Puion =(1) Pwan or Peon, the physician of the gods, (2) Apollo, (3) a choral song, hymn or song of triumph.] 1. Cla . Myth .: A name given to Apollo. 2. The ancient choral song addre ed to Apollo, named after its burden, (Gr. io paian ). It was sung sometimes before battle, and sometimes after a victory. Donald son thinks it probable that it was at first accompanied on the phorminx, which, however, was afterward superseded by the flute. From the ancient Pæan sprang the gymnopædic, pyrrhic, and hyp orc hematic dances. 3. A song of triumph or rejoicing. "Now last your sons a double pœan sound, A Treatise of Humility is found." Dryden: Hind and Panther, iii. 328. 4. The same as PEON (q. v.). pæ-da-gog-ic, a. [PEDAGOGIC.]