[1850â55; probably < Shelta mÅ­nnik name (alleged to be a permutation and extension of Irish ainm name)] - Originally meant a mark left by a tramp on a building or fence to indicate he/she had been there; therefore, a tramp's moniker identified him/her like a signature.
Define laccolith: a mass of igneous rock that is intruded between sedimentary beds and produces a domical bulging of the overlying strata a mass of igneous rock that is intruded between sedimentary beds and produces a domical bulging of the overlying strataâ¦ See the full definition
Noun. 1. lacteal-any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct. lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel-a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation.acteal. adj. 1. of, relating to, or resembling milk. 2. (Physiology) (of lymphatic vessels) conveying or containing chyle. n. 3. (Anatomy) any of the lymphatic vessels conveying chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct. [C17: from Latin lacteus of milk, from lac milk].