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Monkey
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs.
(2):
(v. t. & i.) To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner.
(3):
(n.) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs.
(4):
(n.) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons.
(5):
(n.) A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child.
(6):
(n.) The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.
(7):
(n.) A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Monkey'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/monkey.html. 1828.
