One who, or that which, rides.
Formerly, an agent who went out with
samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveler.
One who breaks or manages a horse.
An addition or amendment to a manuscript or
other document, which is attached on a separate piece of paper; in
legislative practice, an additional clause annexed to a bill while in
course of passage; something extra or burdensome that is
imposed.
A problem of more than usual
difficulty added to another on an examination paper.
A Dutch gold coin
having the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it.
Rock material in a vein of
ore, dividing it.
An interior rib
occasionally fixed in a ship's hold, reaching from the keelson to the
beams of the lower deck, to strengthen her frame.
The second tier of casks in
a vessel's hold.
A small forked weight which straddles the
beam of a balance, along which it can be moved in the manner of the
weight on a steelyard.
A robber.