n. a resident of Arkansas.
Syn. -- Arkansan [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Bow, like lawyer from law. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An archer; one who uses bow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who makes or sells bows. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Law, like bowyer, fr. bow. ] 1. One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) (a) The black-necked stilt. See Stilt. (b) The bowfin (Amia calva). (c) The burbot (Lota maculosa). [ 1913 Webster ]

Philadelphia lawyer, A lawyer knowledgeable about the most detailed and minute points of law, especially one with an exceptional propensity and ability to exploit fine technical points of law for the client's advantage. [ PJC ]

n. A stout-stemmed trailing shrub (Rubus cissoides) of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth.
Syn. -- lawyer bush, bush lawyer, Rubus cissoides, Rubus australis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. Like, or becoming, a lawyer; as, lawyerlike sagacity. “Lawyerly mooting of this point.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mower. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Prob. fr. Malay pīnang līar. ] A kind of walking stick made from the stem of an East Asiatic palm (Licuala acutifida). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

A lawyer knowledgeable about the most detailed and minute points of law, especially one with an exceptional propensity and ability to exploit fine technical points of law for the client's advantage. [ U. S. ] [ PJC ]

n. [ Saw + -yer, as in lawyer. Cf. Sawer. ] 1. One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches project above the surface, rising and falling with a rocking or swaying motion in the current. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) The bowfin. [ Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The gray snapper. See under Snapper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Wyes [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The letter Y. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of crotch. See Y, n. (a). [ 1913 Webster ]