Category:Walking

Walk"ing,

Defn: a. & n. from walk, v. Walking beam. See beam, 10. -- walking crane, a kind of traveling crane. See under crane. -- walking fern. (bot.) See walking leaf, below. -- walking fish (zoöl.), any one of numerous species of asiatic fishes of the genus ophiocephalus, some of which, as o. marulius, become over four feet long. They have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are thus able to travel considerable distances over the land at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest for their young. Called also langya. -- walking gentleman (theater), an actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance but few words. [cant] -- walking lady (theater), an actress who usually fills such parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage. [cant] -- walking leaf. (a) (bot.) A little American fern (camptosorus Rhizophyllus); -- so called because the fronds taper into slender prolongations which often root at the apex, thus producing new plants. (b) (zoöl.) A leaf insect. See under leaf. -- walking papers, or walking ticket, an order to leave; dismissal, as from office. [colloq.] Bartlett. -- walking stick. (a) a stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support or amusement when walking; a cane. (b) (zoöl.) A stick insect; -- called also walking straw. See illust. of stick insect, Under stick. -- walking wheel (mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in it or on it; a treadwheel.