Defn: The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; — sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis.
URUBU
U*ru*bu", n. Etym: [Cf. Pg. urubú a certain Brazilian bird.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The black vulture (Catharista atrata). It ranges from the
Southern United States to South America. See Vulture.
URUS
U"rus, n. Etym: [L.; of Teutonic origin. See Aurochs.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus or primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius Cæsar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur.
URVA
Ur"va, n. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The crab-eating ichneumon (Herpestes urva), native of India. The fur is black, annulated with white at the tip of each hair, and a white streak extends from the mouth to the shoulder.
US
Us, pron. Etym: [OE. us, AS. ; akin to OFries. & OS. , D. ons, G.
uns, Icel. & Sw. oss, Dan. os, Goth. uns, L. nos we, us, Gr. nas us.
Nostrum, Our.]
Defn: The persons speaking, regarded as an object; ourselves; — the objective case of we. See We. "Tell us a tale." Chaucer. Give us this day our daily bread. Matt. vi. 11.
USABLE
Us"a*ble, a.