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07/05/2024

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SCRODDLED WARE

SCRODDLED WARE

Mottled pottery made from scraps of differently colored clays.

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EGRESSION

EGRESSION

The act of going; egress. [R.] B. Jonson.

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HAMULOSE

HAMULOSE

Bearing a small hook at the end. Gray.

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COSTIFEROUS

COSTIFEROUS

Rib-bearing, as the dorsal vertebræ.

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GRAPTOLITIC

GRAPTOLITIC

Of or pertaining to graptolites; containing graptolites; as, agraptolitic slate.

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SHEWEL

SHEWEL

A scarecrow. [Obs.] Trench.

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CONSTRUCTOR

CONSTRUCTOR

A constructer.

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TROGUE

TROGUE

A wooden trough, forming a drain. Raymond.

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WENDE

WENDE

imp. of Wene. Chaucer.

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HYPERBOLISM

HYPERBOLISM

The use of hyperbole. Jefferson.

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HEBETE

HEBETE

Dull; stupid. [Obs.]

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TOYINGLY

TOYINGLY

In a toying manner.