Part 4705

<h1>Gape</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gape</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of gaping; a yawn.</def>

<i>Addison.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc.</def>

<h1>The gapes</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>The gapes</hw>. <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A fit of yawning</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A disease of young poultry and other birds, attended with much gaping. It is caused by a parasitic nematode worm (<spn>Syngamus trachealis</spn>), in the windpipe, which obstructs the breathing. See <er>Gapeworm</er>.</def>

<h1>Gaper</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gap"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who gapes.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A European fish. See 4th <er>Comber</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A large edible clam (<spn>Schizoth\'91rus Nuttalli</spn>), of the Pacific coast; -- called also <altname>gaper clam</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An East Indian bird of the genus <spn>Cymbirhynchus</spn>, related to the broadbills.</def>

<h1>Gapeseed</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gape"seed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Any strange sight.</def>

<i>Wright.</i>

<h1>Gapesing</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gapes"ing</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Act of gazing about; sightseeing.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Gapeworm</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gape"worm`</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The parasitic worm that causes the gapes in birds. See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def>

<h1>Gapingstock</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gap"ing*stock`</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who is an object of open-mouthed wonder.</def>

<blockquote>I was to be a <b>gapingstock</b> and a scorn to the young volunteers. <i>Godwin.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gap-toothed</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gap"-toothed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having interstices between the teeth.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Gar</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. AS. <ets>g\'ber</ets> dart, spear, lance. The name is applied to the fish on account of its long and slender body and pointed head. Cf. <er>Goad</er>, <er>Gore</er>, <tt>v.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any slender marine fish of the genera <spn>Belone</spn> and <spn>Tylosurus</spn>. See <er>Garfish</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The gar pike. See <cref>Alligator gar</cref> (under <er>Alligator</er>), and <cref>Gar pike</cref>.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Gar pike</col>, &or; <col>Garpike</col></mcol> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large, elongated ganoid fish of the genus <spn>Lepidosteus</spn>, of several species, inhabiting the lakes and rivers of temperate and tropical America.</cd></cs>

<h1>Gar</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Of Scand. origin. See <er>Gear</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>To cause; to make.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Scot.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>