Part 3459

<h1>Drawbridge</h1> <Xpage=452>

<hw>Draw"bridge`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or hinder communication at pleasure, as before the gate of a town or castle, or over a navigable river or canal.</def>

<note>&hand; The movable portion, or draw, is called, specifically, a <i>bascule</i>, <i>balance</i>, or <i>lifting bridge</i>, a <i>turning</i>, <i>swivel</i>, or <i>swing bridge</i>, or a <i>rolling bridge</i>, according as it turns on a hinge vertically, or on a pivot horizontally, or is pushed on rollers.</note>

<h1>Drawcansir</h1> <Xpage=452>

<hw>Draw"can*sir</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From the name of a bullying braggart character in the play by George Villiers called "The Rehearsal."]</ety> <def>A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart; a bully.</def>

<blockquote>The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he acted like a <b>drawcansir</b>, sparing neither friend nor foe. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Draw-cut</h1> <Xpage=452>

<hw>Draw"-cut`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A single cut with a knife.</def>

<h1>Drawee</h1> <Xpage=452>

<hw>Draw*ee"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The person on whom an order or bill of exchange is drawn; -- the correlative of <i>drawer</i>.</def>

<h1>Drawer</h1> <Xpage=452>

<hw>Draw"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who, or that which, draws</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom</def>. <i>Shak</i>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; <as>as, a good <ex>drawer</ex></as></def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who draws a bill of exchange or order for payment; -- the correlative of <i>drawee</i>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which is drawn</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>An under-garment worn on the lower limbs.</def>

<cs><col>Chest of drawers</col>. <cd>See under <er>Chest</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Drawfiling</h1> <Xpage=452>

<hw>Draw"fil`ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.</def>

<h1>Drawgear</h1> <Xpage=452>

<hw>Draw"gear`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A harness for draught horses.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Railroad)</fld> <def>The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn.</def>

<h1>Drawgloves</h1> <Xpage=452>

<hw>Draw"gloves`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <def>An old game, played by holding up the fingers.</def>

<i>Herrick.</i>

<h1>Drawhead</h1> <Xpage=452>

<hw>Draw"head`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Railroad)</fld> <def>The flanged outer end of a drawbar; also, a name applied to the drawgear.</def>

<h1>Drawing</h1> <Xpage=452>

<hw>Draw"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of pulling, or attracting.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in tints used not to represent the colors of natural objects, but for effect only, and produced with hard material such as pencil, chalk, etc.; delineation; also, the figure or representation drawn.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering, or, as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal, by pulling them through dies.</def>