(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
chiefship
chiefship
noun
The role or position of a chief.
chipproof
crampfish
crampfish
noun
A coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
Atlantic torpedo (Torpedo nobiliana)
common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)
crapefish
crapefish
noun
Salted codfish hardened by pressure.
fairyship
fairyship
noun
(with "your", "her", etc.) Title applied to a fairy.
feldspath
feldspath
noun
Alternative form of feldspar
fiendship
firstship
fishplate
fishplate
noun
(rail transport) A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track.
verb
(transitive, rail transport) To connect (rails) together using a fishplate.
fishpoles
fishpoles
noun
plural of fishpole
fishponds
fishponds
noun
plural of fishpond
fishpound
fishspear
fishspear
noun
A spear for catching fish.
flagships
flagships
noun
plural of flagship
flashlamp
flashlamp
noun
A kind of lamp that uses an electric current to start powder burning and produce a brief sudden burst of bright light. It was formerly used in flash photography.
fleshpots
fleshpots
noun
plural of fleshpot
flophouse
flophouse
noun
(US, slang) A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.
verb
To stay in a flophouse.
fluxgraph
footpaths
footpaths
noun
plural of footpath
foppishly
foppishly
adv
In a foppish way.
foreporch
foreshape
foreshape
noun
A forward or projecting form, piece, or shape.
verb
(transitive) To shape or mould beforehand; prepare in advance.
hailproof
hailproof
adj
Resistant to hail (form of frozen precipitation).
halfpaced
halfpence
halfpence
noun
A halfpenny.
plural of halfpenny
halfpenny
halfpenny
adj
Costing or worth one halfpenny.
noun
(plural: halfpence) A quantity of money worth half a penny.
(plural: halfpennies) (historical) A discontinued British coin worth half of one penny (old or new).
harmproof
harmproof
adj
Resistant to harm.
heatproof
heatproof
adj
insulating and incombustible
verb
(transitive) To make insulating and incombustible.
helpfully
helpfully
adv
In a helpful manner.
hintproof
hippocerf
hissproof
hoaxproof
holeproof
holeproof
adj
Resistant to the formation of holes.
hoofprint
hoofprint
noun
The mark of a hoof.
hopefully
hopefully
adv
(not comparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope.
In a hopeful manner.
hopfinger
hyperfine
hyperfine
adj
Extremely fine, especially of the hyperfine structure in the spectra of atoms and molecules.
hyperform
itchproof
kniphofia
kniphofia
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers.
mothproof
mothproof
adj
Resistant to being eaten by moths.
verb
To apply odoriferous materials intended to repel moths from clothing.
panfishes
panfishes
noun
plural of panfish
parfleche
parfleche
noun
(US) A form of stiff leather made from rawhide
(US) A shield, bag or other item made from this material
patchleaf
pathfarer
paunchful
paunchful
noun
Enough to fill one's paunch; a bellyful.
pearlfish
pearlfish
noun
Any of various slender marine fish of the family Carapidae, resembling eels.
pforzheim
phociform
photofilm
physiform
phytiform
pickshaft
pigfishes
pigfishes
noun
plural of pigfish
pilotfish
pilotfish
noun
Alternative spelling of pilot fish
pinchfist
pinchfist
noun
A miser.
pinfishes
pinfishes
noun
plural of pinfish
pitchford
pitchfork
pitchfork
noun
(casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers).
(rare) A tuning fork.
A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).
verb
(transitive) To toss or carry with a pitchfork.
(transitive, figurative) To throw suddenly.
platyfish
platyfish
noun
Certain fish of the genus Xiphophorus lacking a sword-like extension of the lower tailfin.
pollyfish
poppyfish
preachify
preachify
verb
To preach didactically; to sermonize.
prefinish
preflight
preflight
adj
(computing) Serving to confirm that requests can be accepted, before sending an actual request.
Taking place before the start of a flight.
noun
An inspection of an aircraft before the start of a flight.
verb
To perform an inspection of an aircraft before the start of a flight.
prefright
prothrift
pulchrify
pulchrify
verb
(informal, rare) To beautify.
pupfishes
pupfishes
noun
plural of pupfish
puppyfish
pushfully
pushfully
adv
In a pushful manner.
sheafripe
sheepfold
sheepfold
noun
A flock of sheep.
An enclosure for keeping sheep.
sheepfoot
shipcraft
shipcraft
noun
The art or skill of navigating a ship.
shoplifts
shoplifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shoplift
shotproof
shotproof
adj
(hunting) Of quarry, reputedly unable to be shot.
Not penetrable by shot; bulletproof.
snipefish
snipefish
noun
Either of the two species of fish of the genus Macroramphosus.
spadefish
spadefish
noun
Any of several marine fish of the family Ephippidae
Polyodon spathula, the paddlefish.
spatheful
spearfish
spearfish
noun
Any of the marlins in the genus Tetrapturus, a type of fish with the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike bill.
Any quillback (Carpioides cyprinus
Any striped marlin (Kajikia audax)
verb
To fish for spearfish by any method.
To try to catch a fish using a spear or spear gun.
speechful
speechful
adj
voluble; loquacious
noun
The entire contents of a speech.
speechify
speechify
verb
(intransitive) To give a speech; to hold forth; (now especially) to pronounce pompously or at length.
(transitive, possibly obsolete) To make speeches to (someone); to address in a speech.
spikefish
spikefish
noun
Any of the family Triacanthodidae of ray-finned fishes related to the pufferfishes and triggerfishes.
surfperch
surfperch
noun
Any of the family Embiotocidae of viviparous perciform fishes, found mainly in the northeast Pacific Ocean.
topflight
topflight
adj
best, A-one, superior.
unfoppish
unfoppish
adj
Not foppish.
unhelpful
unhelpful
adj
Not providing help or assistance; not helpful.
unhopeful
unhopeful
noun
Somebody who is unlikely to achieve success or victory.
upshifted
upshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of upshift
viperfish
viperfish
noun
A deepwater fish of the genus Chauliodus, a fierce predator with long, needle-like teeth and hinged lower jaws, found mainly in tropical and temperate waters.
washproof
washproof
adj
Capable of being washed without damage or loss.
whipcraft
whipcraft
noun
(politics) The art or skill of a political whip, who enforces the party's policies in votes.
The art or skill of using a whip, for example in training animals.
whipgraft
whipgraft
noun
Alternative form of whip graft
whipstaff
whipstaff
noun
(nautical) A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached orthogonally to the tiller for steering a ship.