- The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath,
covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and
habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds. - A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles. - The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other
invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. - The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of
a bivalve. - The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the
canal. - Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a
promontory of land. - A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point,
and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce
the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead. - That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened
to the stem, and supported by the main knee. - A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow
fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off. - Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the
fruit or other parts of a plant. - A toe clip. See Clip, n. (Far.). - A magistrate or policeman.
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