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Rostrum

ROS'TRUM, n. [L.] 1. The beak or bill of a bird. 2. The beak or head of a ship. 3. In ancient Rome, a scaffold or elevated place in the forum, where orations, pleadings funeral harangues, _c., were delivered....

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ROS'TRUM, n. [L.]

1. The beak or bill of a bird.

2. The beak or head of a ship.

3. In ancient Rome, a scaffold or elevated place in the forum, where orations, pleadings funeral harangues, _c., were delivered.

4. The pipe which conveys the distilling liquor into its receiver, in the common alembic.

5. A crooked pair of scissors, used by surgeons for dilating wounds.

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