- (v.t.) To transfer (the molten glass) from the pot to the forming table.
- (v.t.) To throw in out. with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to lade water out of a tub or into a cistern.
- (n.) A passage for water; a ditch or drain.
- (v.t.) To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally followed by that which receives the load, as the direct object.
- (v.t.) To draw water.
- (v.t.) To admit water by leakage, as a ship, etc.
- (n.) The mouth of a river.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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