01 n. A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland.
pl.
Kidneys ((kĭd"nĭz))
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1.
A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland.(Anat.)
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2.
Habit; disposition; sort; kind; as, a man of a different kidney.“There are in later times other decrees, made by popes of another kidney.” — Barrow.“Millions in the world of this man's kidney.” — L'Estrange.“Your poets, spendthrifts, and other fools of that kidney, pretend, forsooth, to crack their jokes on prudence.” — Burns.
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3.
A waiter.[Old Cant]
Phrases & compounds
Kidney bean —
a sort of bean; -- so named from its shape. It is of the genus Phaseolus (Phaseolus vulgaris). See under Bean.
Kidney ore —
a variety of hematite or iron sesquioxide, occurring in compact kidney-shaped masses.
Kidney vetch —
a leguminous herb of Europe and Asia (Anthyllis vulneraria), with cloverlike heads of red or yellow flowers, once used as a remedy for renal disorders, and also to stop the flow of blood from wounds; lady's-fingers.