the perforated plate in a punching machine on which
anything rests when being punched.

That part of a knife blade which abuts upon the end of the
handle.

A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred
canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, for the
collars of the shrouds to rest on, to prevent chafing.

The crossbeam forming the bearing piece of the body of a
railway car; the central and principal cross beam of a car truck.

A plate of iron or a mass of wood under the end of a
bridge girder, to keep the girder from resting directly on the
abutment.

A cushioned or a piece part of a saddle.

A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support
any part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a
compress.

A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a
person lying on a bed; – generally laid under the pillows.

Anything arranged to act as a support, as in various forms
of mechanism, etc.

A transverse bar above the axle of a wagon, on which the
bed or body rests.