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To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood.
(verb-transitive)
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To honor with a new title or description.
(verb-transitive)
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To give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname.
(verb-transitive)
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To strike, cut, or rub (timber or leather, for example) so as to make even or smooth.
(verb-transitive)
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To dress (a fowl).
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.