| sloop of war | |
| —n | |
| (formerly) a small fast sailing warship mounting some 10 to 30 small calibre guns on one deck | |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |