- Cutting back - Lopping off - of Prune - The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous. - That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers;
leavings.
- Dorsal region - Endorse - Rear - Rear part of the body - Tail end - well look who ... - A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by
brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for
mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
- To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off,
so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to
deduct; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages
awarded to the plaintiff for eviction. - To get an equivalent or compensation for; as, to recoup
money lost at the gaming table; to recoup one's losses in the share
market. - To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used reflexively
and in the passive.
- The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of
the head; also, the state of being shorn. - The first ceremony used for devoting a person to the
service of God and the church; the first degree of the clericate, given
by a bishop, abbot, or cardinal priest, consisting in cutting off the
hair from a circular space at the back of the head, with prayers and
benedictions; hence, entrance or admission into minor orders. - The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark
of their order and of their rank.