| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| arch- or archi- | |
| —combining form | |
| 1. | chief; principal; of highest rank: archangel; archbishop; archduke |
| 2. | eminent above all others of the same kind; extreme: archenemy; archfiend; archfool |
| [ultimately from Greek arkhi-, from arkhein to rule] | |
| archi- or archi- | |
| —combining form | |
| [ultimately from Greek arkhi-, from arkhein to rule] | |
| archi- | |
| —combining form | |
| a variant of arch- | |
archi- or arch- or arche-
pref.
Earlier; primitive: archenteron.
a city on the boundary of Ephraim and Benjamin (Josh. 16:2), between Bethel and Beth-horon the nether.