1000000031

Jl ,\

,he w" l. \\ hieh keeps lho OlOl from I.olling out. See

G U N :"¡:I'. Y.

R .\r\ltJ:\ NT ,

her;¡ldry. a term applic.'d

ti.

lion, leo–

pald, or mht'r l can

thl e

U:1r!ds

his hind IL"gs. :mJ

rC:HS IIp

hi,

(orc{c:ct in lhe

pollure

o( cliOlbi ng, thcwillg

only hdlf hi9 (. ce,

one c}'c,

te.

difTa cnt

(rom

b !ií\nt, in which lhe

bCJn

rcems

(pringin~

(orwarJ

n11<

ng '

(.lIy.

See

Pi..

e CXL V II fig.6 .

RA~I P :\RT,

rortiljcation. is an elevation

o( earth round

a pl .\c<! car able of

rd illing eh!!

canuon oCao enemy

and

furmcd

iOlO

bafl ions, curtios ,

Oc.

St:e

F ORT I F ICA–

T I OS .

R A~I ~ EY

••n ifl.lnd in lhe I riO, ehannd . on lhe eoafl of

Pcn" rokcfh ire

' V . long 5"

2o'"N.

lae.

5 10

SS'.

R.'\.~I

lJ S.

in generJ l. d="OlCS • braneh of any lhing.

tre~)

:\:1

artety.

v~in .

6.:.

R. A jA"

Ihe

F Ro e,

l:l

7.ooJogv, a genus

belong:ng

\0 lhe

claC, of

:¡rnphibil

reptilia.

T he

body is

n<lk~d ,

furnilh ·

cd with fou r

fect,

an~1

widlOut ...

tad.

Therc <lfe

fp~('ics.

Frogs undcrgo

very flrange metamorphofis.

W hl!n .

they

ti rO

j(ílle

froOl (he

eggs,

they appe::a r in a

roundilh

form,

with a

long

(ait,

and are lhen deoomi·

n.tted ladpolls.

Afle r conrinuing

(hi,

(late for

Ccvt"ral

weeks. the " il becins to moni (y and

(all

off gra¿ ually.

the

reet

(he

Carne time

rpr:nginJ!

01'

gr ~dually

OUI

of lhe

botiy, (Pil

dl(~y

a(fume t:1e co.nplete forlo of

frogs.

R ANC H I E RA.

porl-lown o( T erra Firma. Gtuated in

,V ,

long.

72°,

laT,

1 1.0

34'.

R ANCID. denoles

f. tly fubfla nee tha¡ i. become rank

or mufly. or has eontraél<d an ill fmel l by being kepl

clofe .

R ANGE. in gunnery. the path o( a bullet. or ,he Jine it

cieCcribes fro01 the

mouth

of lhe

piece

la lhe poillt where

illodges. See G UN NER Y.

R AN G IFER . lhe RAIN · OEE . . See CORVU'.

RA NK. lhe order or place allolled a perfun. IUIl.bIe lO his

qu::alit y

merito

R ANK IN G o. C RE OIT OR> . in Seo" law. See L Aw.

T it.

xix ,

13,

R ." , SOM o a fum o( money paid for Ihe red, mplion of •

Ibve, or for the

liberty

of a prifoner

\Var.

In our

Jaw· books, ranfom ¡s alfo ufed for a (um

paid

for the

pardon

fome great onence, and

obt.iin the off(!oder's

lib, n y.

R AN UL .'\ •• tumour under lhe tongue. whieh likc .Iig.–

ture hinders

chlld

from fpeétk ing

Cucklog.

RA~ U ¡"C ULU S.

io borany. a g-nus o( lhe polyandriA

polygynia clAfs.

T he

cali ~

coofins

flve leétves, and

the corulla of (jve petals, Wlth a

mellirt rous

pon::

the

d aw of eaeh : 2nd lhe fceds are n.ked . T hcre a,e 38

fpecies,

I I

of thcm nati t·cs of Britain.

R AOL COND ." . a eily o( lhe hilher Inoi• • fi ,u. led in lhe

provine< o( (j'Ji.fond.: E. long.

79°.

N .

lal.

17°

1 2'.

R APACIO U S

A NIMAL' .

are fueh

li.~

upon prey .

R AP E, in

Ja w,

(he h.vmg c;¡rn ...)

knowled~"C:

of a

WOIAa n

force

and

againfi her wil l. See

LAW,

T it.

xxxiii.

26 .

'\,PH .~

TUS,

in b(Hany, a

genus

,he

Ic:radynam,a

fj ·

J1'luofa

c1.trs,

T he calix

is nha

the pod 15

cyllDd.ieal,

and

Cubartict'l la'ed;

tht re 4re

( WQ

rnd hferous

glands be–

twee n lhe (h on l1amina and lhe

piUdlum.

and as

m' "y

l,ctwec:n lhe

long

ff.m lna and

calix .

T hcre tire

lhr~'e

(pc:cies.

only une u( ,hcm,

';Iiz .

lhe raphonillr um, .cIlM–

' tick. a

natl ve of OTila1 n.

V OL.

[[1.

N°. 91.

A T

R APIIiDI6",

in z

"wlogy.

a r.eolls of

¡11Ca S

L,dongin?,

th~

order of neur ('plcr....

"1'!le hC:ld

dcprdl,( ti ano hur·

oy ; iI h..s

( \\Iu

tl'f;th,

rour p"ppl, :.U!d

ti" ... ..:

ItUIln1 ...13 :

lhe wings ¡He

dcflLétcd ;

th~

fc:elcrs

.trI!

('yli otlll~",I,

.Inti

of lhe

Je;¡gt h

of lhe thorax;

and

the

t"il uf

lh~

Icm.¡ l..

furnilhc:d

Wilh

lax bendc:d

briHle. TI.cre dre

tLn':é:

fp~cics,

R A PIE R . formerly fi gnifi ed •

lon~ ~Id· (.rliooed

brOJJ

fword, fuch

thoCa \VOro

the CUOllllon

("Idit'rs:

hut

no\V

denotes a Jillall fword

as e,,¡ntr.lddllOr,ui:hcJ frú",

a b.lck·f\'1ord.

R AP [ E.,n I01w,

the taking

away

anolher's

cood"

é.:,

o·

pcnly

~nd

vwll nce.

R AP !'AH ANOCK • • large n.vig.ble river whi"h rifes; n

the

mountAins

wd l

o( Vlrglllla.

and J :(\..h",rgts

ItÍl..J(

Int')

lhe bay o( C h, fepe,k.

R .'\.PTURE. an <d1.(, . or " , nfpon o( n,ind . S"

Ec.

STA SY.

R A R E . in phyfies. !ldods oppo(ed to del,fe ; and denolcs

body rhar

very

porous,

wh<.,fe

pan s

.Ir~

:¡t

gr~

d ift.tnce:

(rolo one another,

.nd

which cont ..íos

bUl

Jlloe

m:\lter under a Jarge bulk.

R AR EFACT lON. in phyfies. lhe aél whereby a "ooy is

rendered rare ;

that

¡s,

brouglll

polTefs

more rOum,

appear

uoJer a

larger

bulk withou t acceffion u( any oew

malter..

R ASEB U R G . a pon town of S weden. in the provincc of

Fl nl.tnd,

and territory o( N

yldnd,

Jituared

('10

lhe gul l\1\

o (

F inl. nd: E . long.

23°,

N . lat .

60° 22' .

RAST AT ,

lhe na

of two towns of G ermaoy ;

one

t!' '!

c"eJe

lJavíuia and archbíOlOprie

S.dt

Z~Uf g,

fitll Ht! l

the river Ens, t1l1r1 y. fi ve

miles

fou th

the

eH)'

En~ ;

anothcr in the. cirde of Swabia and

m;¡rqui late

ot Ha·

den, fituated on (he eal1 (jde of

,he

river R hioe,

lWe:oty–

on. miles fOUlh · well o( Philiprburg.

R AT . io zoology. See

111

uso

RAT -TA I LS ,

A RR¡ STS, in lhe manege.

ligniry

h.lrd

callo...

fwellings

upon

the hinder

II!Ss

unda

lhe:

hOtl~h ,

running

along the lin(."w.

A horCe is eaJled

ral-raíl,

when he has no hair upon his

,. il.

'\T:\FIA• •

fine fpirituous liquor. prepJred from th<

kl!rncli,

&c.

of fcvc:ral kinds of fr uHs, p'HtiClllddy or'

cherries and apricots.

R ata fia of

che rnes

prepílred

brui(iilg

(he:

cha ries,

aod puttlog tht'm ioto a vd le::1 wht:,ein brolndy h.s bct:1\

long kepl ; Ihen adding

them the

k<!rneh

o( chcrrit's,

WHh

II raw·bernes,

luga r. crnna mon.

white

pep?er, r: ut·

meg,

clo\'es;

and

tweoly pou nd

of cherrit's.

t..:n qu;u u

oi brandy . '] he

vdr~lls

Id t

op~o

ten or lwt l" e

dl )~ ,

and tht n

lfoppeJ clole

for {\Vo mond1S

oe(ore

u be

tdP–

pedo

R.n.di

" of

dpricots

p re pdrc:d tWO

WJys,

V I ::' .

el–

ther

by ..

olllng lhe!

3pnl2'uts In

white

\\'me,

aJdlll~

th~

Ilquer

ao t"qu ..d

qUdntlty

urdndy,

\oVuh fugar,

cinn"Olon.

molee,

aod

lhe kernels of apflcuts; in(J fing

the:

\Vhol::

(or

elghl or

teo

Jays: then fh alning

the

I.quur, ami pul '

ling

rOl

ure :

O r

elfe

in fll(jng

the

apricnts

cut

pl t'Ct:S

br.mJ

(or a

day

t WO,

p.\¡Jiog

Ihroug,r.

a II rdining b;¡g.

and

th~n

pUllmg

in tht: ulu..1

mgrl:cilc:nts.

R >\.TC H . or RA ' H, in cloek· work • • fon o( \Vheel h ,–

ving

lwclvc- f.tugs, wlllch

ve 10 I,it up ,he

Octtcnls

n e·

hou r, ,tnd

:1loikc

the cJuck Itrlke. St e W ATCJ4 .

R ATCH E l'S. in , waleh.

ar<

lhe

(,,,. 11

,"clh .., lhe

b,)t·

lum