Defn: A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed. Lyell.
4. A premature casting of young; — said of cattle, sheep, etc. [Prov. Eng.]
5. Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
6. Etym: [From Warp, v.]
Defn: The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board. Warp beam, the roller on which the warp is wound in a loom. — Warp fabric, fabric produced by warp knitting. — Warp frame, or Warp-net frame, a machine for making warp lace having a number of needles and employing a thread for each needle. — Warp knitting, a kind of knitting in which a number of threads are interchained each with one or more contiguous threads on either side; — also called warp weaving. — Warp lace, or Warp net, lace having a warp crossed by weft threads.
WARPAGE
Warp"age, n.
Defn: The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on shipping in some harbors.
WARPATH
War"path`, n.
Defn: The route taken by a party of Indians going on a warlike expedition. Schoolcraft. On the warpath, on a hostile expedition; hence, colloquially, about to attack a person or measure.
WARPER
Warp"er, n.