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08/06/2024

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RECUSATION

The act of refusing a judge or challenging that he shall nottry the cause, on account of his supposed partiality. Blackstone.

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TAHA

The African rufous-necked weaver bird (Hyphantornis texor).

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DISASSIDUITY

Want of as siduity or care. [R.] Sir H. Wotton.

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DEOBSTRUCT

To remove obstructions or impediments in; to clear fromanything that hinders the passage of fluids; as, to deobstruct thepores or lacteals. Arbuthnot.

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BARNSTORMER

An itinerant theatrical player who plays in barns when atheatre is lacking; hence, an inferior actor, or one who plays in thecountry away from the larger cities. --Barn"storm`ing, n. [TheatricalCant]

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STATELY

Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as,statelymanners; a stately gait. "The stately homes of England!" Mrs.Hemans. "Filled with stately temples." Prescott.Here is a stately style indeed! Shak.

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TAILBOARD

The board at the rear end of a cart or wagon, which can beremoved or let down, for convenience in loading or unloading.

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FROSTED

Covered with hoarfrost or anything resembling hoarfrost;ornamented with frosting; also, frost-bitten; as, a frosted cake;frosted glass.Frosted work is introduced as a foil or contrast to burnished work.Knight.

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OVERGLOOM

To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow. [R.]Overgloomed by memories of sorrow. De Quincey.

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OVERCOSTLY

Too costly. Milton.

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LABYRINTHODONTA

An extinct order of Amphibia, including the typical genusLabyrinthodon, and many other allied forms, from the Carboniferous,Permian, and Triassic formations. By recent writers they are dividedinto two or more orders. See Stegocephala.

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WATER GANG

A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, todrain water out of marshes. Burrill.