Definition of Monkiy
Mon"key (?), n.; pl.
Monkeys (#). [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It.
monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress,
contr. fr. madonna. See Madonna.] 1.
(Zoöl.) (a) In the most general
sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and
lemurs. (b) Any species of Quadrumana,
except the lemurs. (c) Any one of numerous
species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile
feet) exclusive of apes and baboons.
&fist; The monkeys are often divided into three groups: (a)
Catarrhines, or Simidæ. These have an oblong
head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no
tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. (b)
Platyrhines, or Cebidæ. These have a round head,
with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and
directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is
short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World.
(c) Strepsorhines, or Lemuroidea. These have a
pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia,
Africa, and Madagascar.
2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or
contempt, as for a mischievous child.
This is the monkey's own giving out; she is
persuaded I will marry her. Shak.
3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver,
that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high,
falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the
falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.
4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth
century.
Monkey boat. (Naut.) (a)
A small boat used in docks. (b) A half-
decked boat used on the River Thames. -- Monkey
block (Naut.), a small single block strapped
with a swivel. R. H. Dana, Jr. -- Monkey
flower (Bot.), a plant of the genus
Mimulus; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping
corolla. Gray. -- Monkey gaff
(Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the
better display of signals at sea. -- Monkey
jacket, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by
sailors. -- Monkey rail (Naut.), a
second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter
rail of a ship. -- Monkey shine, monkey
trick. [Slang, U.S.] -- Monkey trick, a
mischievous prank. Saintsbury. -- Monkey
wheel. See Gin block, under 5th Gin.
-- Monkey wrench, a wrench or spanner having a
movable jaw.
Mon"key, v. t. & i. To act or
treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome
manner.
To monkey with, to handle in a meddlesome
manner. [Colloq.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
MONKEY, n. An arboreal animal which makes itself at home in
genealogical trees.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
MONKEY. To suck the monkey; to suck or draw wine, or
any other liquor, privately out of a cask, by means of a
straw, or small tube. Monkey's allowance; more kicks
than halfpence. Who put that monkey on horseback without
tying his legs? vulgar wit on a bad horseman.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- Any of several members of the infraorder Simiiformes of primates, generally smaller than the apes, and distinguished from them by having a tail.
- (English slang term) five hundred pounds Sterling.
- (slang, role playing) used to describe the simultaneous use of two weapons
He's using monkey daggers.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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