ROS'TRUM, n. [L.] 1. The beak or bill of a bird.2. The beak or head of a ship.3. In ancient Rome, a scaffold or elevated place in the forum, where orations, pleadings funeral harangues, &c., were delivered.4. The pipe which conveys the distilling liquor into its receiver, in the common alembic.5. A crooked pair of scissors, used by surgeons for dilating wounds.
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