spider

Etymology
From, , , , from , from , from. Mostly displaced, now a dialectal term.

Noun

 * 1)  Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
 * 2)  A program which follows links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.
 * 3)  A float drink made by mixing ice-cream and a soda or fizzy drink (such as lemonade).
 * 4) * 2002, Katharine Gasparini, Cranberry and vanilla ice cream spider, recipe in Cool Food, |spiders%22&hl=en&ei=fJvPTrKyCMWUiQeFndDCDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22ice%20cream%22%20%22spider|spiders%22&f=false page 339.
 * 5)  An alcoholic drink made with brandy and lemonade or ginger beer.
 * 6)  A spindly person.
 * 7)  A man who persistently approaches or accosts a woman in a public social setting, particularly in a bar.
 * 8)   A stick with a convex arch-shaped notched head used to support the cue when the cue ball is out of reach at normal extension.
 * 9)   A cast-iron frying pan with three legs, once common in open-hearth cookery.
 * 10) * 1846, Mary Hooker Cornelius, The Young Housekeeper's Friend, page 146, recipe 28 “To fry salt pork”:
 * Cut slices and lay them in cold water in the spider; boil them up two or three minutes, then pour off the water and set the spider again on the coals and brown the slices on each side.
 * 1) * 2005, Marty Davidson, Grandma Grace's Southern Favorites, recipe for “strawberry coconuts”, Rutledge Hill Press, ISBN 1-4016-0219-3, page 193:
 * In spider pan or deep skillet set over hot coals, quickly fry a few at a time in deep lard until brown.
 * 1) * 2008, Corona Club (San Francisco, California), Corona Club Cook Book, |spiders%22&hl=en&ei=zKLPTqyxMYuImQX7vJihDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22ice%20cream%22%20%22spider|spiders%22&f=false page 202,
 * Melt ½ the dry sugar in the spider, stirring with knife until all is melted.
 * 1)  Implement for moving food in and out of hot oil for deep frying, with a circular metal mesh attached to a long handle; a spider skimmer
 * 2) * 1996, City and Guilds of London Institute, Food preparation and cooking. Cookery units. Student guide., Stanley Thornes, ISBN 0-7487-2566-0, unit 2ND5, element 2, page 157:
 * If you are deep-frying your falafel, use a spider or basket to place them gently into the hot oil, which should be preheated to a temperature of 175°C (330°F).
 * 1)   A part of a crank, to which the chainrings are attached.
 * 2)  Heroin.
 * 3)  Part of a resonator instrument that transmits string vibrations from the bridge to a resonator cone at multiple points.
 * 4) A skeleton or frame with radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces, such as a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; or a frame for strengthening a core or mould for a casting.
 * 5)  A soft-hackle fly.
 * 6)  The network of wires separating the areas of a dartboard.
 * 7)  A spider graph or spider tree.
 * 8)  A type of light phaeton.
 * 9)  A support for a camera tripod, preventing it from sliding.
 * 10)  A competition in which several participants are spread evenly around the edges of the green, who all make one bowl towards the central jack at the same time; the winner being the person whose bowl ends up closest to the jack.
 * 1) A skeleton or frame with radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces, such as a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; or a frame for strengthening a core or mould for a casting.
 * 2)  A soft-hackle fly.
 * 3)  The network of wires separating the areas of a dartboard.
 * 4)  A spider graph or spider tree.
 * 5)  A type of light phaeton.
 * 6)  A support for a camera tripod, preventing it from sliding.
 * 7)  A competition in which several participants are spread evenly around the edges of the green, who all make one bowl towards the central jack at the same time; the winner being the person whose bowl ends up closest to the jack.
 * 1)  A competition in which several participants are spread evenly around the edges of the green, who all make one bowl towards the central jack at the same time; the winner being the person whose bowl ends up closest to the jack.
 * 1)  A competition in which several participants are spread evenly around the edges of the green, who all make one bowl towards the central jack at the same time; the winner being the person whose bowl ends up closest to the jack.

Verb

 * 1) To move like a spider.
 * 2) To cover a surface like a cobweb.
 * 3)  To follow links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.
 * 1) To cover a surface like a cobweb.
 * 2)  To follow links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.
 * 1)  To follow links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.
 * 1)  To follow links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.
 * 1)  To follow links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.
 * 1)  To follow links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.

Noun

 * 1) spyder

Etymology
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