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Texas noun. In sense 1 also texas. M19.
[A large State in the south-western US.]
I.
The uppermost structure of a river-steamer, in which the officers' quarters are located. US. M19.
Texas armadillo the nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus. Texas fever Veterinary Medicine bovine babesiosis; also called redwater fever. Texas leaguer Baseball (now rare or obsolete) a fly ball that falls to the ground between the infield and the outfield and results in a base hit. Texas longhorn (an animal of) a breed of cattle once common in Texas, distinguished by long horns and able to thrive in dry regions. Texas Ranger a member of the Texas State police force (formerly, of certain locally mustered regiments in the federal service during the Mexican War). Texas Tower [from its resemblance to a Texas oil rig] any of a chain of radar towers built along the eastern coast of the US.
An elevated gallery in a grain-elevator. US. E20.
II.
Used attrib. to designate things from, found in, or associated with Texas. M19.