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Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[imac]n, L. pinus.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See
{Pinus}.
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Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
States, of which the {white pine} ({Pinus Strobus}),
the {Georgia pine} ({Pinus australis}), the {red pine}
({Pinus resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar
pine} ({Pinus Lambertiana}) are among the most
valuable. The {Scotch pine} or {fir}, also called
{Norway} or {Riga pine} ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the
only British species. The {nut pine} is any pine tree,
or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See
{Pinon}.
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cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now
commonly assigned to other genera.
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2. The wood of the pine tree.
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3. A pineapple.
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{Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.

{Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
the {Araucaria excelsa}.

{Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered
with pines. [Southern U.S.]

{Pine borer} (Zool.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
pine trees.

{Pine finch}. (Zool.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.

{Pine grosbeak} (Zool.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola
enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both
hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
red.

{Pine lizard} (Zool.), a small, very active, mottled gray
lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle
States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and
{alligator}.

{Pine marten}. (Zool.)
(a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also
{sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.
(b) The American sable. See {Sable}.

{Pine moth} (Zool.), any one of several species of small
tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[ae]
burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
doing great damage.

{Pine mouse} (Zool.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola
pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
forests.

{Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.

{Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).

{Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.


{Pine snake} (Zool.), a large harmless North American snake
({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered with
brown blotches having black margins. Called also {bull
snake}. The Western pine snake ({Pituophis Sayi}) is
chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.

{Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.

{Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the
seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the {pine
tree shilling}.

{Pine weevil} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of weevils
whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several
species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to
the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.

{Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood
wool}.
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Swift \Swift\, adv.
Swiftly. [Obs. or Poetic] --Shak.
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Ply swift and strong the oar. --Southey.
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Swift \Swift\, n.
1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged,
insectivorous birds of the family {Micropodidae}. In form
and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are
destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing
birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to
the humming birds.
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Note: The common European swift ({Cypselus apus} syn.
{Micropus apus}) nests in church steeples and under the
tiles of roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and
shrill screams. It is called also {black martin},
{black swift}, {hawk swallow}, {devil bird},
{swingdevil}, {screech martin}, and {shriek owl}. The
common American, or chimney, swift ({Chaetura
pelagica}) has sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers.
It attaches its nest to the inner walls of chimneys,
and is called also {chimney swallow}. The Australian
swift ({Chaetura caudacuta}) also has sharp naked tips
to the tail quills. The European Alpine swift
({Cypselus melba}) is whitish beneath, with a white
band across the breast. The common Indian swift is
{Cypselus affinis}. See also {Palm swift}, under
{Palm}, and {Tree swift}, under {Tree}.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine
lizard.
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4. (Zool.) The ghost moth. See under {Ghost}.
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5. [Cf. {Swivel}.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding
yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
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6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
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Swift \Swift\ (sw[i^]ft), a. [Compar. {Swifter}
(sw[i^]ft"[~e]r); superl. {Swiftest}.] [AS. swift; akin to
sw[=a]pan to sweep, swipu a whip; cf. sw[imac]fan to move
quickly, to revolve. See {Swoop}, v. i., and cf. {Swivel},
{Squib}.]
1. Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with
celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.
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My beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, slow to wrath. --James i. 19.
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Swift of dispatch and easy of access. --Dryden.
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And bring upon themselves swift destruction. --2
Pet. ii. 1.
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2. Of short continuance; passing away quickly. --Shak.
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Note: Swift is often used in the formation of compounds which
are generally self-explaining; as, swift-darting,
swift-footed, swift-winged, etc.
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Syn: Quick; fleet; speedy; rapid; expeditious.
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