Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for REM'O-RA
REM'O-RA, n. [L. from re and moror, to delay.]
- Delay; obstacle; hinderance. [Not in use.]
- The sucking fish, a species of Echeneis, which is said to attach itself to the bottom or side of a ship and retard its motion.
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