Lizard /(?)/

Liz·ard

Lizard

n.
  1. Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria. (Zool.)
  2. A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends. (Naut.)
  3. A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field.

Phrases & Compounds
Lizard snake
the garter snake (Eutænia sirtalis).
Lizard stone
a kind of serpentine from near Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental purposes.