A mass of iron on which the operation of smelting has failed of its intended effect; -- so called from Shadrach, one of the three Hebrews who came forth unharmed from the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar. (See Dan. iii. 26, 27.)
Any one of numerous small spring birds belonging to
Anthus, Corydalla, and allied genera, which resemble the true larks in
color and in having a very long hind ...
