- Work shy person - An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin,
tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed. It is used for hat linings,
pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc. - The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or
skins, as sheepskins.
- Any mild beverage taken after a drink of spirits - One who goes after a second drink - Pursuer - One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a
hunter. - Same as Chase gun, esp. in terms bow chaser and stern
chaser. See under Bow, Stern. - One who chases or engraves. See 5th Chase, and Enchase. - A tool with several points, used for cutting or finishing
screw threads, either external or internal, on work revolving in a
lathe.
- A knife, etc. - Sailing ship - One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one
who cuts out garments. - That which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool
or instrument used for cutting, as that part of a mower which severs
the stalk, or as a paper cutter. - A fore tooth; an incisor. - A boat used by ships of war. - A fast sailing vessel with one mast, rigged in most
essentials like a sloop. A cutter is narrower end deeper than a sloop
of the same length, and depends for stability on a deep keel, often
heavily weighted with lead.
- The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line
engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off
obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in
a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in
marble. - The manner or style of execution of an engraver; as, a soft
burin; a brilliant burin.