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15/03/2024

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TEINLAND

Land granted by the crown to a thane or lord. Burrill.

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GANDER

The male of any species of goose.

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PHORONOMICS

The science of motion; kinematics. [R.] Weisbach.

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COTE

To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and getbefore; as, a dog cotes a hare. [Obs.] Drayton.We coted them on the way, and hither are they coming. Shak.

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EUOSMITTE

A fossil resin, so called from its strong, peculiar, pleasantodor.

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BRACTEATE

Having a bract or bracts.

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SHRIVER

One who shrives; a confessor.

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AGGRIEVE

To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress orinjure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used inthe passive TO be aggrieved.Aggrieved by oppression and extortion. Macaulay.

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ELEGIOGRAPHER

An elegist. [Obs.]

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WIENER SCHNITZEL

A veal cutlet variously seasoned garnished, often with lemon,sardines, and capers.

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CYNARCTOMACHY

Bear baiting with a dog. Hudibras.

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PAPUAN

Of or pertaining to Papua.