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03/10/2026

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POU STO

A place to stand upon; a locus standi; hence, a foundation orbasis for operations.

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CASTANEA

A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnutand chinquapin.

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MARMOZET

See Marmoset.

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RINGTOSS

A game in which the object is to toss a ring so that it willcatch upon an upright stick.

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SYNONYMAL

Synonymous. [Obs.]

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BLADDERWORT

A genus (Utricularia) of aquatic or marshy plants, whichusually bear numerous vesicles in the divisions of the leaves. Theseserve as traps for minute animals. See Ascidium.

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RECUPERATION

Recovery, as of anything lost, especially of the health orstrength.

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PLAGOSE

Fond of flogging; as, a plagose master. [R.]

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SHAGEBUSH

A sackbut. [Obs.]

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EGOTISM

The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, aspeaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; the act or practice of magnifying one's self or paradingone's own doings. The word is also used in the sense of egoism.His excessive egotism, which filled all objects with himself.Hazlitt.

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CONGERIES

A collection of particles or bodies into one mass; a heap; anaggregation.

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PARIETINE

A piece of a fallen wall; a ruin. [Obs.] Burton.