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A slender elastic rod, as of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, for removing obstructions from the esophagus, etc.

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• SLENDER
  Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i. -- Slen"der*ly, adv. -- Slen"der*ness, n. (more info) slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen,
• ELASTIC
  1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic.
• REMOVER
  One who removes; as, a remover of landmarks. Bacon.
• REMOVED
  1. Changed in place. 2. Dismissed from office. 3. Distant in location; remote. "Something finer than you could purchase in so removed a dwelling." Shak. 4. Distant by degrees in relationship; as, a cousin once removed. -- Re*mov"ed*ness (r, n.
• ELASTICITY
  1. The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc;
• REMOVE
  1. To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building. Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark. Deut. xix. 14. When we had dined, to prevent the ladies' leaving us, I generally ordered
• ELASTICALLY
  In an elastic manner; by an elastic power; with a spring.
• ESOPHAGUS
  That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive.
• SPONGELET
  See SPONGIOLE
• REMOVABLE
  Admitting of being removed. Ayliffe. -- Re*mov`a*bil"i*ty (-, n.
• SPONGEOUS
  Resembling sponge; having the nature or qualities of sponge.
• ELASTICNESS
  The quality of being elastic; elasticity.
• ELASTICAL
  Elastic. Bentley.
• WHALEBONE
  A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes. See Baleen. Note: Whalebone is chiefly obtained from the bowhead,
• REMOVAL
  The act of removing, or the state of being removed.
• SPONGER
  1. One who sponges, or uses a sponge. 2. One employed in gathering sponges. 3. Fig.: A parasitical dependent; a hanger-on.
• SPONGE
  Any one of numerous species of Spongiæ, or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under Spongiæ. 2. The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongiæ , used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the genus Spongia. The most valuable
• IRREMOVABLE
  Not removable; immovable; inflexible. Shak. -- Ir`re*mov"a*bly, adv.
• UNELASTICITY
  Inelasticity.
• INELASTICITY
  Want of elasticity.
• GLASS-SPONGE
  A siliceous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, and allied genera; -- so called from their glassy fibers or spicules; -- called also vitreous sponge. See Glass-rope, and Euplectella.
• IRREMOVABILITY
  The quality or state of being irremovable; immovableness.
• OESOPHAGUS; OESOPHAGEAL
  See ETC
• DISPONGE
  To sprinkle, as with water from a sponge. O sovereign mistress of true melancholy, The poisonous damp of night disponge upon me. Shak.
• GELASTIC
  Pertaining to laughter; used in laughing. "Gelastic muscles." Sir T. Browne.
• INELASTIC
  Not elastic.