| Walking | a. & n. from Walk, v. [ 1913 Webster ]
Walking beam. See Beam, 10. --
Walking crane, a kind of traveling crane. See under Crane. --
Walking fern. (Bot.) See Walking leaf, below. --
Walking fish (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus, some of which, as Ophiocephalus marulius, become over four feet long. They have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are thus able to travel considerable distances over the land at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest for their young. Called also langya. --
Walking gentleman (Theater), an actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance but few words. [ Cant ] --
Walking lady (Theater), an actress who usually fills such parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage. [ Cant ] --
Walking leaf. (a) (Bot.) A little American fern (Camptosorus rhizophyllus); -- so called because the fronds taper into slender prolongations which often root at the apex, thus producing new plants. (b) (Zool.) A leaf insect. See under Leaf. --
Walking papers, or
Walking ticket, an order to leave; dismissal, as from office; as, to get one's walking papers, i. e. to be dismissed or fired. [ Colloq. ] Bartlett. --
Walking stick. (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support or amusement when walking; a cane. (b) (Zool.) A stick insect; -- called also walking straw. See Illust. of Stick insect, under Stick. --
Walking wheel (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in it or on it; a treadwheel. [ 1913 Webster ]
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