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27/02/2026

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WHINE

To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to mean with achildish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or thelike, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in amean, unmanly way; to moan basely. "Whining plovers." Spenser.The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whiningaccent, craving liberty. Sir P. Sidney.Dost thou come here to whine Shak.

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GOWANY

Having, abounding in, or decked with, daisies. [Scot.]Sweeter than gowany glens or new-mown hay. Ramsay.

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KNOR

See Knur. [Obs.]

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RANEE

Same as Rani.

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UNMAGISTRATE

To divest of the office or authority of a magistrate. [Obs.]Milton.

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LONG-SIGHTEDNESS

See Hypermetropia.

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CROTONINE

A supposed alkaloid obtained from croton oil by boiling it withwater and magnesia, since found to be merely a magnesia soap of theoil. Watts.

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DUALITY

The quality or condition of being two or twofold; dualcharacter or usage.

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LONGANIMITY

Disposition to bear injuries patiently; forbearance; patience.Jer. Taylor.

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CARBONATATION

The saturation of defecated beet juice with carbonic acid gas.Knight.

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ENVERMEIL

To color with, or as with, vermilion; to dye red. [Obs.]Milton.

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BARREL

The hollow basal part of a feather. Barrel bulk (Com.), ameasure equal to five cubic feet, used in estimating capacity, as ofa vessel for freight.-- Barrel drain (Arch.), a drain in the form of a cylindrical tube.-- Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part of a boiler, containingthe flues.-- Barrel of the ear (Anat.), the tympanum, or tympanic cavity.-- Barrel organ, an instrument for producing music by the action ofa revolving cylinder.-- Barrel vault. See under Vault.