Defn: A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.
ABDUCTOR
Ab*duc"tor, n. Etym: [NL.]
1. One who abducts.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form the median line of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which draws the eye outward.
ABEAM
A*beam", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + beam.] (Naut.)
Defn: On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle with the ship's keel; opposite to the center of the ship's side.
ABEAR
A*bear", v.t. Etym: [AS. aberan; pref. a- + beran to bear.]
1. To bear; to behave. [Obs.] So did the faery knight himself abear. Spenser.
2. To put up with; to endure. [Prov.] Dickens.