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Grunt (grŭnt), n. 1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.
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2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Hæmulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (A. Plumieri), and the redmouth grunt (H. aurolineatus), of the Southern United States; -- also applied to allied species of the genera Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma. Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called from the noise it makes when taken.
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3. A U. S. infantryman; -- used especially of those fighting in the war in Vietnam. [slang]
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Grunter (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, grunts; specifically, a hog. “Bristled grunters.” Tennyson.
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2. (Zoöl.) One of several American marine fishes. See , and , n., 2.
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3. (Brass Founding) A hook used in lifting a crucible.
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Gruntingly, adv. In a grunting manner.
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Gruntle (?), v. i. [Freq. of grunt.] To grunt; to grunt repeatedly. [Obs.]
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Gruntling (?), n. A young hog.
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Grus prop. n. [L. the crane.] (Astron.) A constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
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Grutch (?), v. See . [Obs.] Hudibras.
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Gruyère cheese (�). A kind of cheese made at Gruyère, Switzerland. It is a firm cheese containing numerous cells, and is known in the United States as Schweitzerkäse.
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Gry (grī), n. [Gr � syllable, bit.] 1. A measure equal to one tenth of a line. [Obs.] Locke.
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2. Anything very small, or of little value. [R.]
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Gryde (?), v. i. To gride. See . Spenser.
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Gryfon (?), n. [Obs.] See . Spenser.
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Gryllus (?), n. [L., locust.] (Zoöl.) A genus of insects including the common crickets.
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Grype (?), v. t. To gripe. [Obs.] See . Spenser.
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Grype, n. [Gr. gryf, grypos, griffin. See .] (Zoöl.) A vulture; the griffin. [Written also gripe.] [Obs.]
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Gryphæa (?), n. [NL., fr. I gryphus, or qryps, gen. gryphis, a griffin.] (Zoöl.) A genus of cretaceous fossil shells allied to the oyster.
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Gryphite (?), n. [Cf. F. gryphite.] (Paleon.) A shell of the genus Gryphea.
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Gryphon (?), n. (Zoöl.) The griffin vulture.
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Grysbok (?) n. [D. grijs gray + bok buck.] (Zoöl.) A small South African antelope (Neotragus melanotis). It is speckled with gray and chestnut, above; the under parts are reddish fawn.
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G-spot n. [from Ernst Gräfenberg, the gynecologist who first described it.] A small spot on the front wall of the vagina in women, reported to be exceptionally able to produce high sexual excitement or orgasm when stimulated. Its existence is not universally accepted.
Syn. -- Gräfenberg spot.
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G-string n. 1. a patch of cloth attached to and supported by string-like cords, worn over the hips, and serving to cover only the pubic area; -- often worn by stripteasers.
Syn. -- thong, merkin.
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2. A small covering for the loins.
Syn. -- breechcloth, breechclout, loincloth.
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3. [from Dr. Graubau.] (Physics) A transmission line consisting a single wire coated with dielectric, thus permitting surface-wave propagation. [slang] Dict. Sci. Technol.
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G suit G-suit n. [gravity + suit. 1944[MW10]] (Aeronautics) A suit worn by aviators and astronauts, designed to counteract the effects of high accelerations experienced in aerial maneuvers, in particular to avoid unconsciousness; called also anti-g suit. It exerts force on the abdomen and legs to prevent blackouts by counteracting the tendency of blood to accumulate below the heart, thus reducing the supply to the brain, when the forces due to acceleration are directed from head to toe.
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Guacharo (?), n. [Cf. Sp. guácharo sickly, dropsical, guacharaca a sort of bird.] (Zoöl.) A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad (Steatornis Caripensis, or S. steatornis); -- called also oilbird.
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☞ It resembles the goatsuckers and nighthawks, but feeds on fruits, and nests in caverns. A pure oil, used in place of butter, is extracted from the young by the natives.
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Guacho (?), n.; pl. Guachos (�) [Spanish American.] 1. One of the mixed-blood (Spanish-Indian) inhabitants of the pampas of South America; a mestizo.
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2. An Indian who serves as a messenger.
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Guaco (?), n. [Sp.] (Bot.) (a) A plant (Aristolochia anguicida) of Carthagena, used as an antidote to serpent bites. Lindley. (b) The Mikania Guaco, of Brazil, used for the same purpose.
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Guadalcanal n. 1. a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth.
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2. A battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943), in which American forces invaded the island of Guadalcanal, then occupied by Japanese forces; the island was recaptured by American forces after heavy fighting.
Syn. -- battle of Guadalcanal.
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Guaiac (?), a. [See .] Pertaining to, or resembling, guaiacum. -- n. Guaiacum.
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Guaiacol (?), n. [Guaiacum + -ol.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid, C7H8O2, with a peculiar odor. It is the methyl ether of pyrocatechin, and is obtained by distilling guaiacum from wood-tar creosote, and in other ways. It has been used in the past for treating pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Guaiacum (?), n. [NL., fr. Sp. guayaco, from native name in Haiti.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America.
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2. The heart wood or the resin of the Guaiacum officinale or lignum-vitæ, a large tree of the West Indies and Central America. It is much used in medicine. [Written also guaiac.]
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Guaira prop. n. a great waterfall on the Brazil-Paraguay border.
Syn. -- Sete Quedas, Guaira Falls.
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guama n. A tropical tree of Central America and the West Indies and Puerto Rico (Inga laurina) having spikes of white flowers; it is used as shade for coffee plantations.
Syn. -- Inga laurina.
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Guan (gwän), n. ((Zoöl.) Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Central and South America, belonging to Penelope, Pipile, Ortalis, and allied genera. Several of the species are often domesticated.
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Guana (gwänȧ), n. (Zoöl.) See .
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Guanaco (gwȧnäk�), n.; pl. Guanacos (-kōz). [Sp. guanaco, Peruv. huanacu. Cf. .] (Zoöl.) A South American mammal (Auchenia huanaco), allied to the llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to be the llama in a wild state. [Written also huanaco.]
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Guanidine (?), n. (Physiol. Chem.) A strongly alkaline base, NH2.CNH.NH2, formed by the oxidation of guanin, and also obtained combined with methyl in the decomposition of creatin. Boiled with dilute sulphuric acid, it yields urea and ammonia.
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Guaniferous (?), a. [Guano + -ferous.] Yielding guano. Ure.
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Guanin (?), n. (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline substance (C5H5N5O) contained in guano. It is also a constituent of the liver, pancreas, and other glands in mammals.
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Guano (?), n.; pl. Guanos (#). [Sp. guano, fr. Peruv. huanu dung.] A substance found in great abundance on some coasts or islands frequented by sea fowls, and composed chiefly of their excrement. It is rich in phosphates and ammonia, and is used as a powerful fertilizer.
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Guara (?), n. [Braz. guará.] (Zoöl.) (a) The scarlet ibis. See . (b) A large-maned wild dog of South America (Canis jubatus) -- named from its cry.
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Guarana (?), n. [Pg.] (Med.) A preparation from the seeds of Paullinia sorbilis, a woody climber of Brazil, used in making an astringent drink, and also in the cure of headache.
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Guaranine (?), n. (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from guarana. Same as .
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Guarantee (?), n.; pl. Guarantees (#). [For guaranty, prob. influenced by words like assignee, lessee, etc. See , and cf. .] 1. In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person, who is, in the first instance, liable to such payment or performance; an engagement which secures or insures another against a contingency; a warranty; a security. Same as .
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His interest seemed to be a guarantee for his zeal. Macaulay.
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2. One who binds himself to see an undertaking of another performed; a guarantor. South.
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☞ Guarantor is the correct form in this sense.
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3. (Law) The person to whom a guaranty is made; -- the correlative of guarantor.

Syn. -- , A guarantee is an engagement that a certain act will be done or not done in future. A warranty is an engagement as to the qualities or title of a thing at the time of the engagement.
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Guarantee, v. t. [imp. & p. p. guaranteed (?); p, pr. & vb. n. Guaranteeing.] [From , n.] In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the payment of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another person; to undertake to secure (a possession, right, claim, etc.) to another against a specified contingency, or in all events; to give a guarantee concerning; to engage, assure, or secure as a thing that may be depended on; to warrant; as, to guarantee the execution of a treaty.
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The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government. Constitution of the U. S.
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guaranteed adj. 1. secured by written agreement.
Syn. -- bonded, secured, warranted.
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2. certified.
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Guarantor (?), n. [See , and cf. .] (Law) (a) One who makes or gives a guaranty; a warrantor; a surety. (b) One who engages to secure another in any right or possession.
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Guaranty (?), n.; pl. Guaranies (#). [OF. guarantie, garantie, F. garantie, OF. guarantir, garantir, to warrant, to guaranty, E. garantir, fr. OF. guarant, garant, a warranter, F. garant; of German origin, and from the same word as warranty. See , and cf. , .] In law and common usage: An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a guarantee; a warranty; a security.
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Guaranty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Guarantied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Guarantying.] [From , n.] In law and common usage: To undertake or engage that another person shall perform (what he has stipulated); to undertake to be answerable for (the debt or default of another); to engage to answer for the performance of (some promise or duty by another) in case of a failure by the latter to perform; to undertake to secure (something) to another, as in the case of a contingency. See , v. t.
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☞ Guaranty agrees in form with warranty. Both guaranty and guarantee are well authorized by legal writers in the United States. The prevailing spelling, at least for the verb, is guarantee.
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Guard (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Guarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Gurding.] [OF. guarder, garder, warder, F. garder, fr. OHG. wart�n to be on the watch, await, G. marten. See , v. & n., and cf. , n.] 1. To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for.
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For Heaven still guards the right. Shak.
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2. To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
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3. To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.

The body of your discourse is sometime guarded with fragments, and the guards are but slightly basted on neither. Shak.
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4. To fasten by binding; to gird. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Syn. -- To defend; protect; shield; keep; watch.
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Guard (gärd), v. i. To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons guard against mistakes.
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Guard, n. [OF. guarde, F. garde; of German origin; cf. OHG. wart, warto, one who watches, warta a watching, Goth. wardja watchman. See , v. t.]
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1. One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack; defense; protection.
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His greatness was no guard to bar heaven's shaft. Shak.
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2. A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position; a watch; a sentinel.
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The guard which kept the door of the king's house. Kings xiv. 27.
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3. One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a conductor. [Eng.]
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4. Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss; as: (a) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand. (b) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment. (c) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or dress. (d) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel. (e) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull; esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft against collision. (f) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger. (g) (Bookbinding) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled.
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5. A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise.
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6. An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure.
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They have expressed themselves with as few guards and restrictions as I. Atterbury.
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7. Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard.
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8. (Zoöl.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites.
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☞ Guard is often used adjectively or in combination; as, guard boat or guardboat; guardroom or guard room; guard duty.
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Coloq. Advanced guard , Coloq. Coast guard , etc. See under , , etc. -- Coloq. Grand guard (Mil.), one of the posts of the second line belonging to a system of advance posts of an army. Mahan. -- Coloq. Guard boat . (a) A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war in a harbor, to see that their officers keep a good lookout. (b) A boat used by harbor authorities to enforce the observance of quarantine regulations. -- Coloq. Guard cells (Bot.), the bordering cells of stomates; they are crescent-shaped and contain chlorophyll. -- Coloq. Guard chamber , a guardroom. -- Coloq. Guard detail (Mil.), men from a company regiment etc., detailed for guard duty. -- Coloq. Guard duty (Mil.), the duty of watching patrolling, etc., performed by a sentinel or sentinels. -- Coloq. Guard lock (Engin.), a tide lock at the mouth of a dock or basin. -- Coloq. Guard of honor (Mil.), a guard appointed to receive or to accompany eminent persons. -- Coloq. Guard rail (Railroads), a rail placed on the inside of a main rail, on bridges, at switches, etc., as a safeguard against derailment. -- Coloq. Guard ship , a war vessel appointed to superintend the marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed among their respective ships. -- Coloq. Life guard (Mil.), a body of select troops attending the person of a prince or high officer. -- Coloq. Off one's guard , in a careless state; inattentive; unsuspicious of danger. -- Coloq. On guard , serving in the capacity of a guard; doing duty as a guard or sentinel; watching. -- Coloq. On one's guard , in a watchful state; alert; vigilant. -- Coloq. To mount guard (Mil.), to go on duty as a guard or sentinel. -- Coloq. To run the guard , to pass the watch or sentinel without leave.

Syn. -- Defense; shield; protection; safeguard; convoy; escort; care; attention; watch; heed.
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Guardable (?), a. [Cf. F. gardable. See , v. t.] Capable of being guarded or protected.
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Guardage (?), n. [Cf. OF. wardage. See , v. t.] Wardship [Obs.] Shak.
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Guardant (?), a. [OF. guardant, p. pr. of guard�. See , v. t.] 1. Acting as guardian. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. (Her.) Same as .
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Guardant, n. A guardian. [Obs.] Shak.
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Guarded, a. Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his expressions; framed or uttered with caution; as, his expressions were guarded. -- Guardedly, adv. -- Guardedness, n.
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Guardenage (?), n. Guardianship. [Obs. & R.] “ His tuition and guardenage.” Holland.
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Guarder (?), n. One who guards.
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Guardfish (?), n. (Zoöl.) The garfish.
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Guardful (?), a. Cautious; wary; watchful. [Obs. or Poetic.] -- Guardfully, adv.
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Guardhouse (?), n. (Mil.) A building which is occupied by the guard, and in which soldiers are confined for misconduct; hence, a lock-up.
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Guardian (?), n. [OF. guardain, gardien, F. gardien, LL. guardianus. See , v. t., and cf. .] 1. One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden.
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2. (Law) One who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents, or a person incapable of managing his own affairs.
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Of the several species of guardians, the first are guardians by nature. -- viz., the father and (in some cases) the mother of the child. Blackstone.
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Coloq. Guardian ad litem (�) (Law), a guardian appointed by a court of justice to conduct a particular suit. -- Coloq. Guardians of the poor , the members of a board appointed or elected to care for the relief of the poor within a township, or district.
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