Creditor. One Of A Tribe Of Savages

A Large Stone Presented By The Archangel Gabriel To The Patriarch Abraham, And Preserved At Mecca. The Patriarch Had Perhaps Asked The Archangel For Bread.

Syllogism, N. A Logical Formula Consisting Of A Major And A Minor Assumption And An Inconsequent.

Politician, N. An Eel In The Fundamental Mud Upon Which The Superstructure Of Organized Society Is Reared. When He Wriggles, He Mistakes The Agitation Of His Tail For The Trembling Of The Edifice.

Pun: A Form Of Wit, To Which Wise Men Stoop And Fools Aspire

Barometer, N.: An Ingenious Instrument Which Indicates What Kind Of Weather We Are Having.