strabismic, adjective.
1. = cross-eyed.
2. of or having to do with strabismus.
3. (Figurative.) distorted.



posology, noun.
the branch of medical science that is
concerned with the doses in which medicines
should be administered.



coxa, noun, pl. coxae.
1. (Anatomy.)
a. the hipbone.
b. the hip joint.
2. (Zoology.) the joint by which the
leg is articulated to the body in
arthropods.


Daltonism or daltonism, noun.
color blindness, especially the inability
to distinguish red from green.



constative, adjective. (Grammar, Philosophy.)
stating or asserting a wish, command, or plan,
not its actual performance. "I hope to go" is
a constative utterance; "I am going" is a
performative utterance.


balistraria, noun.
a cross-shaped opening in the wall
of a medieval fortress through which
a crossbow could be fired.


gavial, noun.
any one of a family of large, harmless
crocodilians of southern Asia that have
long, extremely slender snouts. Also, garial.


salubrious, adjective.
favorable or conducive to good health;
healthful. Ex. a salubrious diet. Their
salubrious effects, which include the
relief of pain ... are seldom more than
palliative and almost never permanent
(New Yorker). (SYN) wholesome, salutary.


sheth, noun.
1. one of the ribs of the framework for
the bottom or sides of a wagon.
2. the part of a plow to which the
moldboard and share are attached.

I have to admit I have trouble visualizing the structure of either item.


consuetude, noun.
1. custom recognized as having legal force.
2. custom; usage; habit.


mendicant, adjective, noun.
adj. begging. Ex. Mendicant friars ask
alms for charity. And with that dejected
air and mendicant voice (Samuel Richardson).
noun
1. a beggar. Ex. We were surrounded by
mendicants asking for money.
2. a member of a mendicant religious order.


fugacious, adjective.
1. passing quickly; tending to flee;
fleeting; transitory.
Ex. the fugacious nature of life and time
(Harriet Martineau). (SYN) transient,
fugitive, evanescent.
2. (Botany.) falling or fading early.
Ex. If the calyx falls very early,
it is called fugacious (Heber W. Youngken).


vug, vugg, or vugh, noun.(Mining.)
a cavity; a hollow in a rock or lode,
often completely lined with quartz.

This word has been used before, but I'll bet few of us (me included) femember it

Odd. Posing the possible doses? There's also nosology.

Subjunctive, isn't it, too?

And nosology is not the study of intranasal administration of medication.
nosology
n.
5ModL nosologia: see NOSO3 & 3LOGY6
1 classification of diseases
2 the branch of medicine dealing with this
nosologic
adj.
nos#o[log$i[cal[ly
adv.

Tut,tut, teacher dear! that's an imperative.

Imperatively, tut-tut, yourself, wwh.

I was serious. What's the connection between constative and subjunctive as in, "I wish I were in the hereafter." There's got to be a connection between the two.

In reply to:

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sheth, noun.
1. one of the ribs of the framework for
the bottom or sides of a wagon.
2. the part of a plow to which the
moldboard and share are attached.

I have to admit I have trouble visualizing the structure of either item.

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wwh, I've got Britannica up. There's a photograph of a moldboard, which isn't a board at all, but a curved, short blade that appears to turn the cut earth up into the banked row. I suppose it's ok to paste this from Britannica:

"In its simplest form the moldboard plow consists of the share, the broad blade that cuts through the soil; the moldboard, for turning the furrow slice; and the landside, a plate on the opposite side from the moldboard that absorbs the side thrust of the turning action.

So there are three actions going on in such plowing: the share cuts the wide band through the soil, the moldboard blade, by virtue of its curved plane, pulls the soil up in the long, banked row, and this "landside" keeps the banked-up long row nice and tidy by keeping it from spilling over from the moldboard.

Although there is no mention of the sheth in the article here, I would guess that the sheth is simply the arm to which the share and moldboard blades are attached.

The 'digging stick' is the eloquent name of the antecedent to the plow, according to the article.