(n.) A Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on the funeral pile of her husband; -- so called because this act of self-immolation is regarded as envincing excellence of wifely character.
(n.) The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.
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Suttle
Definition:
(n.) The weight when the tare has been deducted, and tret is yet to be allowed.
(v. i.) To act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to troops.
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(1) It all began, according to the Times of South Africa , when model and singer Lindiwe Suttle tweeted about the racism she has suffered in Cape Town, the country's most popular tourist destination.
(2) Chief operating officer Doug Suttles told the US news channel CNN: "We're throwing absolutely everything at this."
(3) Speaking six hours into the operation, BP's chief operating officer, Doug Suttles, said it appeared to be working and that mud, not oil, was now coming out of the ruptured pipe.
(4) Doug Suttles, the chief operating officer of BP's exploration unit, said activating the blowout preventer was a highly complex task – in part because it remains unclear whether the valve is working.
(5) Suttles said the first rig was due to arrive in the Gulf last night.
(6) BP's chief operating officer, Doug Suttles, said it decided to pull the plug on top kill after its "best and brightest people" agreed it was not working.