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-- 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.]

Mon"key-bread` (?), n. (Bot.)
The fruit of the Adansonia digitata; also, the tree. See
Adansonia.

Mon"key-cup` (?), n. (Bot.)
See Nepenthes.

Mon"key-pot` (?), n.
(Zoöl.) The fruit of two South American trees
(Lecythis Ollaria, and L.

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