1. Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic. -- n. (Med.) A purgative or cathartic.

2. 1. A forked support; a crotch. The _____s of their cot in columns rise. Dryden. 2. (Mus.) A time note, with a stem, having one fourth the value of a ...

3. 1. A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any process. Ray. 2. (M...

4. 1. pl. Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks. Skinner. 2. Etym: [Prob. so called from the patient's appearance.] (Med.) A specific infectious feb...