n. [ Origin unknown; cf. Bumble, n. ] 1. The old game of nineholes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Card Playing) Whist played in an unscientific way. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. An unpleasant experience a person endures, which is viewed by others as a just retribution for bad behavior; just deserts; as, the Senator took bribes for years, and finally got his comeuppance when he was caught in a sting operation. [ PJC ]

n. [ F. croupi&unr_;re, fr. croupe. See Croup the rump of a horse. ] [ Written also crouper. ] 1. The buttocks or rump of a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to crupper a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a cup of tea. [ British ]
Syn. -- cupper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Fropm cup. ] One who performs the operation of cupping. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. Also, sometimes, a similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cupping glass, a glass cup in which a partial vacuum is produced by heat, in the process of cupping. --
Dry cupping, the application of a cupping instrument without scarification, to draw blood to the surface, produce counter irritation, etc. --
Wet cupping, the operation of drawing blood by the application of a cupping instrument after scarification. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Hollow; cuplike; also, full of cups, or small depressions. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Characterized by cup shakes; -- said of timber. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. See 2d Dubber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Named after R. J. L. Guppy, who brought speciments to the British museum. RHUD ] A small freshwater fish of South America and West Indies (Lebistes reticulatus or Poecilia reticulata, originaly called Gerardinus guppyi), often kept in aquariums; also called rainbow fish.
Syn. -- rainbow fish, Lebistes reticulatus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. insupportabilis: cf. F. insupportable. See In- not, and Support. ] Incapable of being supported or borne; unendurable; insufferable; intolerable; as, insupportable burdens; insupportable pain. -- In`sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`sup*port"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Incapable of being supposed; not supposable; inconceivable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That can not be suppressed or concealed; irrepressible. Young. -- In`sup*press"i*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Insuppressible. [ Obs. ] “The insuppressive mettle of our spirits.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. jupon, fr. jupe skirt, Sp. aljuba a Moorish garment, Ar. jubba. ] [ Written variously jupe, jump, juppo, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A petticoat. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n.. A breech-loading steel cannon manufactured at the works of Friedrich Krupp, at Essen in Prussia. Guns of over eight-inch bore are made up of several concentric cylinders; those of a smaller size are forged solid. [ obsolescent ] Knight. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Kruppized p. pr. & vb. n. Kruppizing. ] (Metal.) To treat by, or subject to, the Krupp process. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

pos>n. (Iron Metal.) (a) A process practiced by Friedrich Krupp, Essen, Germany, for washing pig iron, differing from the Bell process in using manganese as well as iron oxide, and performed in a Pernot furnace. Called also the Bell-Krupp process. (b) A process for the manufacture of steel armor plates, invented or practiced by Krupp, the details of which are secret. It is understood to involve the addition of chromium as well as nickel to the metal, and to include a treatment like that of the Harvey process with unknown variations or additions. The product is mentioned by some authors, as improved Harvey, or Harvey-Krupp armor plate. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. To supply in excess. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An excessive supply; a supply in excess of demand. [ 1913 Webster ]

A general oversupply or excess of all commodities. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Presupposition. [ R. ] “Presupposal of knowledge.” Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Presupposed p. pr. & vb. n. Presupposing. ] [ Pref. pre- + suppose: cf. F. présupposer. ] To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator. [ 1913 Webster ]

Each [ kind of knowledge ] presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. pre- + supposition: cf. F. présupposition. ] 1. The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or surmise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. popet, OF. poupette; akin to F. poupée a doll, probably from L. puppa, pupa, a girl, doll, puppet. Cf. Poupeton, Pupa, Pupil, Puppy. ] [ Written also poppet. ] 1. A small image in the human form; a doll. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play. [ 1913 Webster ]

At the pipes of some carved organ move,
The gilded puppets dance. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; -- so used in contempt. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mach.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Puppet master. Same as Puppetman. --
Puppet play, a puppet show. --
Puppet player, one who manages the motions of puppets. --
Puppet show, a mock drama performed by puppets moved by wires. --
Puppet valve, a valve in the form of a circular disk, which covers a hole in its seat, and opens by moving bodily away from the seat while remaining parallel with it, -- used in steam engines, pumps, safety valves, etc. Its edge is often beveled, and fits in a conical recess in the seat when the valve is closed. See the valves shown in Illusts. of Plunger pump, and Safety valve, under Plunger, and Safety. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Resembling a puppet in appearance or action; of the nature of a puppet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A master of a puppet show. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Action or appearance resembling that of a puppet, or puppet show; hence, mere form or show; affectation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Puppetry of the English laws of divorce. Chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Puppies [ F. poupée doll, puppet. See Puppet, and cf. Pup, n. ] 1. (Zool.) The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person. [ 1913 Webster ]

I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy with a money bag under each arm. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Puppied p. pr. & vb. n. Puppying. ] To bring forth whelps; to pup. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The time or state of being a puppy; the time of being young and undisciplined. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a puppy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Extreme meanness, affectation, conceit, or impudence. A. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To supply again. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Contr. fr. Amer. Indian mishcuppauog, pl. of mishcup. ] (Zool.) See 2d Scup. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- + spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v. ] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc., attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a vessel, to prevent the water from entering. Totten. --
Scupper nail (Naut.), a nail with a very broad head, for securing the edge of the hose to the scupper. --
Scupper plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a scupper. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Probably of American Indian origin. ] (Bot.) An American grape, a form of Vitis vulpina, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Sup. ] What may be supped; pottage. [ Obs. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. suppalpari to caress a little; sub under, a little + palpare to caress. ] The act of enticing by soft words; enticement. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Supparasite. ] The act of flattering to gain favor; servile approbation. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. supparasitari; sub under, a little + parasitus a parasite. ] To flatter; to cajole; to act the parasite. [ Obs. ] Dr. R. Clerke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Supawn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. sub- + L. pes, pedis, a foot: cf. L. suppedaneum a footstool. ] Being under the feet. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. suppeditatus, p. p. of suppeditare to supply. ] To supply; to furnish. [ Obs. ] Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. suppeditatio. ] Supply; aid afforded. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. soper, super, OF. super, soper, F. souper; originally an infinitive, to sup, take a meal. See Soup, and cf. Sup to take supper. ] A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Supper is much used in an obvious sense, either adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, supper time or supper-time, supper bell, supper hour, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To take supper; to sup. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To supply with supper. [ R. ] “Kester was suppering the horses.” Mrs. Gaskell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having no supper; deprived of supper; as, to go supperless to bed. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is supped; broth. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To replace. [ R. ] J. Bascom. [ 1913 Webster ]