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One who sums; one who casts up an account. |
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A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns,
piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically: (a)
The lintel of a door or window. (b) The commencement of a cross vault.
(c) A central floor timber, as a girder, or a piece reaching from a
wall to a girder. Called also summertree. |
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The season of the year in which the sun shines most
directly upon any region; the warmest period of the year. |
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To pass the summer; to spend the warm season; as, to
summer in Switzerland. |
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To keep or carry through the summer; to feed during the
summer; as, to summer stock. |
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