[poētphoēi khwāmlap] (v, exp) EN: let the cat out of the bag FR: divulguer un secret ; révéler un secret ; éventer un secret ; livrer un secret ; vendre la mèche (fam.)
n. 1. One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Naut.) An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast. [ 1913 Webster ]
Preventer bolts, or Preventer plates (Naut.), fixtures connected with preventers to reënforce other rigging. -- Preventer stay. (Naut.) Same as Preventer, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L. ] 1. (Anat.) (a) The belly; the abdomen; -- sometimes applied to any large cavity containing viscera. (b) The uterus, or womb. (c) A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the scapula. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) The lower part of the abdomen in insects. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Rom. & O. E. Law) A pregnant woman; a mother; as, A has a son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different venters. [ 1913 Webster ]
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