Exhausted receiver

Receiver \Re*ceiv"er\ (r[-e]*s[=e]v"[~e]r), n. [Cf. F.
   receveur.]
   1. One who takes or receives in any manner.
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   2. (Law) A person appointed, ordinarily by a court, to
      receive, and hold in trust, money or other property which
      is the subject of litigation, pending the suit; a person
      appointed to take charge of the estate and effects of a
      corporation, and to do other acts necessary to winding up
      its affairs, in certain cases. --Bouvier.
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   3. One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing
      them to be stolen. --Blackstone.
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   4. (Chem.)
      (a) A vessel connected with an alembic, a retort, or the
          like, for receiving and condensing the product of
          distillation.
      (b) A vessel for receiving and containing gases.
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   5. (Pneumatics) The glass vessel in which the vacuum is
      produced, and the objects of experiment are put, in
      experiments with an air pump. Cf. {Bell jar}, and see
      Illust. of {Air pump}.
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   6. (Steam Engine)
      (a) A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the
          high-pressure cylinder before it enters the
          low-pressure cylinder, in a compound engine.
      (b) A capacious vessel for receiving steam from a distant
          boiler, and supplying it dry to an engine.
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   7. That portion of a telephonic apparatus, or similar system,
      at which the message is received and made audible; --
      opposed to {transmitter}.
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   8. (Firearms) In portable breech-loading firearms, the steel
      frame screwed to the breech end of the barrel, which
      receives the bolt or block, gives means of securing for
      firing, facilitates loading, and holds the ejector,
      cut-off, etc.
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   {Exhausted receiver} (Physics), a receiver, as that used with
      the air pump, from which the air has been withdrawn; a
      vessel the interior of which is a more or less complete
      vacuum.
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Exhaust \Ex*haust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhausted}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Exhausting}.] [L. exhaustus, p. p. of exhaurire; ex
   out + haurire, haustum, to draw, esp. water; perhaps akin to
   Icel. asua to sprinkle, pump.]
   1. To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to
      exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is
      exhausted by evaporation.
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   2. To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to
      exhaust a well, or a treasury.
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   3. To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till
      the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength;
      to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to
      exhaust one's strength, patience, or resources.
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            A decrepit, exhausted old man at fifty-five.
                                                  --Motley.
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   4. To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly;
      as, to exhaust a subject.
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   5. (Chem.) To subject to the action of various solvents in
      order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as,
      to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and
      ether.
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   {Exhausted receiver}. (Physics) See under {Receiver}.

   Syn: To spend; consume; tire out; weary.
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