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- pepper rat — a rat-sized rodent, Platacanthomys lasiurus, native to rocky hills of southern India, having reddish-brown fur and sharp, flat spines.
- phallocrat — a male who assumes authority over females due to his maleness
- physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
- picketboat — a boat which keeps guard
- pilot boat — a boat carrying pilots to or from large ships.
- pocket rat — kangaroo rat (sense 1)
- prayer mat — mat for kneeling on to pray
- pre-format — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- privy coat — a mail shirt worn under ordinary clothing as a defense against swords or daggers.
- requiescat — a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.
- rubythroat — a ruby-throated hummingbird
- safari hat — brimmed hat worn on wildlife tours
- sailor hat — a hat with a flat round crown and fairly broad brim that is rolled upwards
- sauce boat — a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end.
- securocrat — a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy
- shellycoat — a mythical creature dressed in shells who haunts rivers and streams
- shovel hat — a hat with a broad brim turned up at the sides and projecting with a shovellike curve in front and behind; worn by some ecclesiastics, chiefly in England.
- siderostat — a telescopic device for reflecting the light of a star in a constant direction, the chief component of which is a plane mirror turned by a clock mechanism to correct for the rotation of the earth.
- slouch hat — a soft hat often made of felt and having a supple, usually broad brim.
- soft wheat — a wheat characterized by soft, starchy kernels that yield a flour used in making pastry, breakfast cereals, etc.
- solar-heat — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
- somali cat — a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, large ears, and a bushy tail
- spent gnat — an angler's name for the spinner of various mayflies, esp Ephemeris danica and E. vulgata, particularly when lying spent on the water surface after mating and egg-laying
- sport coat — A sport coat is a man's jacket. It is worn on informal occasions with pants of a different material.
- stake boat — an anchored boat to which barges or other boats are temporarily moored.
- steam heat — heat obtained by the circulation of steam in pipes, radiators, etc.
- storm boat — assault boat.
- storm coat — an overcoat, usually of a water-repellent fabric, lined with material serving as insulation against very cold weather, often having a fur collar.
- strandflat — a shore platform found along the coasts of Greenland, Iceland and Norway which may have formed as the result of glacial erosion
- sugar-coat — to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
- swamp boat — Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- technocrat — a proponent, adherent, or supporter of technocracy.
- thermostat — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- three-peat — to win a third consecutive victory.
- tidal flat — tideland that is flat or nearly flat and often muddy or marshy.
- tiers etat — third estate.
- total heat — enthalpy.
- trichromat — any person with normal colour vision, who can therefore see the three primary colours
- valve seat — The valve seat is the ring-shaped surface with which a poppet valve closes.
- wagon seat — a plain, unupholstered settee, usually with a slat back, for use either indoors or in a wagon.
- water boat — a vessel for supplying ships with fresh water.
- white coat — a white coat worn over everyday clothes by a doctor in a hospital or a scientist
- white heat — a stage of intense activity, excitement, feeling, etc.: The sales campaign is at white heat.
- white meat — light-coloured poultry flesh
- wholewheat — Denoting flour or bread made from whole grains of wheat, including the husk or outer layer.
- world beat — (sometimes initial capital letters) any of various styles of popular music combining traditional, indigenous forms with elements of another culture's music, especially of Western rock and pop.
- would that — If you say 'would that' something were the case, you are saying that you wish it were the case.