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Pronunciation : Riv"er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One who rives or splits.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Riv"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. riv?re a river, LL. riparia river, bank of a river, fr. L. riparius belonging to a bank or shore, fr. ripa a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. Cf. Arrive, Riparian.]
Definition : 1. A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream; a stream larger than a rivulet or brook. Transparent and sparkling rivers, from which it is delightful to drink as they flow. Macaulay.

2. Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil. River chub (Zo?l.), the hornyhead and allied species of fresh-water fishes. -- River crab (Zo?l.), any species of fresh-water crabs of the genus Thelphusa, as T. depressa of Southern Europe. -- River dragon, a crocodile; -- applied by Milton to the king of Egypt. -- River driver, a lumberman who drives or conducts logs down rivers. Bartlett. -- River duck (Zo?l.), any species of duck belonging to Anas, Spatula, and allied genera, in which the hind toe is destitute of a membranous lobe, as in the mallard and pintail; -- opposed to sea duck. -- River god, a deity supposed to preside over a river as its tutelary divinity. -- River herring (Zo?l.), an alewife. -- River hog. (Zo?l.) (a) Any species of African wild hogs of the genus Potamochoerus. They frequent wet places along the rivers. (b) The capybara. -- River horse (Zo?l.), the hippopotamus. -- River jack (Zo?l.), an African puff adder (Clotho nasicornis) having a spine on the nose. -- River limpet (Zo?l.), a fresh-water, air-breathing mollusk of the genus Ancylus, having a limpet-shaped shell. -- River pirate (Zo?l.), the pike. -- River snail (Zo?l.), any species of fresh-water gastropods of Paludina, Melontho, and allied genera. See Pond snail, under Pond. -- River tortoise (Zo?l.), any one of numerous fresh-water tortoises inhabiting rivers, especially those of the genus Trionyx and allied genera. See Trionyx.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Riv"er
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl. [Obs.] Halliwell.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913