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(1):

(n.) A phalarope.

(2):

(n.) Any one of several species of small sandpipers, as the sanderling of Europe and America, the dunlin, the little stint of India (Tringa minuta), etc. Called also pume.

(3):

(v. t.) To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance.

(4):

(v. t.) To put an end to; to stop.

(5):

(v. t.) To assign a certain (i. e., limited) task to (a person), upon the performance of which one is excused from further labor for the day or for a certain time; to stent.

(6):

(v. t.) To serve successfully; to get with foal; - said of mares.

(7):

(v. i.) To stop; to cease.

(8):

(v. t.) Limit; bound; restraint; extent.

(9):

(v. t.) Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.