- Roussette by Webster's
... Any small shark of the genus Scyllium; -- called also dogfish. See Dogfish.(n.) A fruit bat, especially the large species (Pieropus vulgaris) inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings...
- Shagreen by Webster's
... . The dogfishes of the genus Scyllium furnish a large part of that used in the arts.(a.) Alternative of Shagreened.(n.) A kind of untanned leather prepared in Russia and the East, from the skins of horses, asses, and camels, and grained so as to be covered with small round granulations. This characteristic surface is produced by pressing small seeds into the grain ...
- Bounce by Webster's
... .(n.) A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).(v.t.) To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.(n.) An explosion or the noise of one.(v.i.) To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.(v.t.) To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.(v.i.) To boast; to talk big; to bluster...