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1.nounAn insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
2.nounA wooden footstool.
3.nounA signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.
4.nounA relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint or other projection.