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REFEC'TION, n. [L. refectio.] 1. Refreshment after hunger or fatigue. 2. A spare...
REFECT', v.t. [L. refectus, reficio; re and facio, to make.] To refresh; to rest...
REEVE, n. A steward. Obs. REEVE , n. A bird, the female of the ruff. REEVE , v.t...
RE'ERMOUSE, n. A rearmouse; a bat.
REEL, n. [See Reel , to stagger.] 1. A frame or machine turning on an axis, and ...
REE'KY, a. Smoky; soiled with smoke or steam; foul.
REE'KING, ppr. Steaming; emitting vapor.
REEK, n. 1. Vapor; steam. 2. A rick, which see. REEK , v.i. [L. fragro. The prim...
REE'FING, ppr. Folding and making fast to the yard, as a portion of a sail.
REE'FED, pp. Having a portion of the top or bottom folded and made fast to the y...
REE'F-TACKLE, n. A tackle upon deck, communicating with its pendant, and passing...
REE'F-LINE, n. A small rope formerly used to reef the courses by being passed th...
REE'F-BANK, n. A piece of canvas sewed across a sail, to strengthen it in the pa...
REEF, n. A certain portion of a sail between the top or bottom and a row of eyel...
REE'DY, a. Abounding with reeds; as a reedy pool.
REE'DMACE, n. A plant of the genus Typha.