- (n.) A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter.
- (n.) A thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.
- (n.) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target.
- (n.) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position or for use as a signal.
- (n.) The sliding crosspiece or vane, on a leveling staff.
- (n.) A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
- (n.) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice or to test the accuracy of a firearm or the force of a projectile.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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