(chiefly historical, countable) A poorhouse, workhouse, welfare office, charity hostel, etc.

A broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bit (metal in a horse's mouth). It brings pressure to bear on the tongue and bars and corners of the mouth, and is often used as a training bit.

An outpouching of gall bladder mucosa into the gall bladder muscle layer and subserosal tissue, sometimes associated with cholecystitis.

plural of mimsy