Bible Dictionaries
Monkey

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs.

(2):

(v. t. & i.) To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner.

(3):

(n.) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs.

(4):

(n.) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons.

(5):

(n.) A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child.

(6):

(n.) The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.

(7):

(n.) A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Monkey'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/monkey.html. 1828.