See Also: telepathine(medicine)

tub-thumper (iou) and telepathine (medicine)


tub-thumper (iou)



tub-thumper noun. M17.
[from TUB noun1 + THUMPER.]
Orig., a preacher who thumps the pulpit for emphasis. Now usu. (gen.), a violent or declamatory preacher or orator, a ranter. M17.
A cooper. joc. dial. L19.
tub-thumping noun & adjective (given to or characterized by) ranting oratory L19.
tub-thumpery noun (rare) speech or behaviour characteristic of a tub-thumper E20.

telepathine (medicine)


telepathine -->
harmine
<chemistry> An alkaloid accompanying harmaline (in the Peganum harmala), and obtained from it by oxidation. It is a white crystalline substance.

See: Harmaline.

Source: Websters Dictionary