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Male
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs.
(2):
(v. t.) Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; - said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them.
(3):
(v. t.) Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage.
(4):
(v. t.) Consisting of males; as, a male choir.
(5):
(v. t.) Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc.
(6):
(n.) Same as Mail, a bag.
(7):
(n.) An animal of the male sex.
(8):
(n.) A plant bearing only staminate flowers.
(9):
(a.) Evil; wicked; bad.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Male'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/male.html. 1828.