See Also: Diomedea(medicine)

kicking (iou) and Diomedea (medicine)


kicking (iou)



kicking verbal noun. M16.
[from KICK verb1 + -ING1.]
The action of KICK verb1.
Comb.: kicking plate a metal plate fixed to the lower part of a door etc. to prevent damage or wear; kicking-strap (a) a strap adjusted to prevent a horse from kicking in harness; (b) Nautical a rope lanyard fixed to the boom to prevent it from rising.

Diomedea (medicine)


diomedea
<ornithology> A genus of large sea birds, including the albatross. See Albatross.

Source: Websters Dictionary