Anagrams of: BRUCINES

• a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica

• informal terms for journalists

• French playwright (1791-1861)

• someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

• a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut

• score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking

• dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

• the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

• (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

• clean with hard rubbing

• wash thoroughly

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• baby bed with high sides made of slats

• a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

• a bin or granary for storing grains

• the cards discarded by players at cribbage

• a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two

• use a crib, as in an exam

• take unauthorized (intellectual material)

• line with beams or planks

• an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

• a stock exchange in New York, previously known as the New York Curb Exchange

• a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

• the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• keep to the curb

• place restrictions on