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21/02/2024
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LAPIDATE
LAPIDATE
To stone. [Obs.]
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TORMENTOR
TORMENTOR
An implement for reducing a stiff soil, resembling a harrow,but running upon wheels. Hebert.
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WORK
WORK
Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks,bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also,the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, ironworks; locomotive works; gas works. (d) pl.
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DISLIMB
DISLIMB
To tear limb from limb; to dismember. [Obs.] Bailey.
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WHITE-EAR
WHITE-EAR
The wheatear.
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MANTELTREE
MANTELTREE
The lintel of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in earlyhouses.
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PHILAUTY
PHILAUTY
Self-love; selfishness. [Obs.] Beaumont.
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ATTAINTMENT
ATTAINTMENT
Attainder; attainture; conviction.
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EMACULATE
EMACULATE
To clear from spots or stains, or from any imperfection. [Obs.]Hales.
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CHAIRMANSHIP
CHAIRMANSHIP
The office of a chairman of a meeting or organized body.
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RURALIZE
RURALIZE
To render rural; to give a rural appearance to.
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AUGURSHIP
AUGURSHIP
The office, or period of office, of an augur. Bacon.