Duck-bill, n. Your account at your restaurant during the canvas-back season.

Least said is soon disavowed.

There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.

FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this word with the i long and the accent on the first syllable is one of America's most precious discoveries and possessions.

TENACITY, n. A certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of the realm. It attains its highest development in the hand of authority and is considered a serviceable equipment for a career in politics.

Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.