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16/04/2024
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CAPITULARLY
CAPITULARLY
In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter. Sterne.
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VIROSE
VIROSE
Having a nauseous odor; fetid; poisonous. [R.]
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TASKWORK
TASKWORK
Work done as a task; also, work done by the job; piecework.
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ADWARD
ADWARD
Award. [Obs.] Spenser.
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TINMOUTH
TINMOUTH
The crappie. [U.S.]
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GUTTURO-
GUTTURO-
A combining form denoting relation to the throat; as, gutturo-nasal, having both a guttural and a nasal character; gutturo-palatal.
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EPIGRAPHIST
EPIGRAPHIST
A student of, or one versed in, epigraphy.
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ZINGEL
ZINGEL
A small, edible, freshwater European perch (Aspro zingel),having a round, elongated body and prominent snout.
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MIMESIS
MIMESIS
Imitation; mimicry.
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DOG-BRIER
DOG-BRIER
The dog-rose.
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ANODE
ANODE
The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly theelectrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way tothe other pole; -- opposed to cathode.
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WHITEBILL
WHITEBILL
The American coot.