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16/06/2024

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LOLLIPOP

LOLLIPOP

A kind of sugar confection which dissolves easily in the mouth.Thackeray.

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SERVITOR

SERVITOR

An undergraduate, partly supported by the college funds, whoseduty it formerly was to wait at table. A servitor corresponded to asizar in Cambridge and Dublin universities.

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HISTOLYTIC

HISTOLYTIC

Of or pertaining to histolysis, or the degeneration of tissues.

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ETTER PIKE

ETTER PIKE

The stingfish, or lesser weever (Tranchinus vipera).

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CROWS

CROWS

A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; --also called Upsarokas.

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ELOGIST

ELOGIST

One who pronounces an éloge.

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SCOTSMAN

SCOTSMAN

See Scotchman.

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RUBIFIC

RUBIFIC

Making red; as, rubific rays. Grew.

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ANTEPASCHAL

ANTEPASCHAL

Pertaining to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.

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WHIGGARCHY

WHIGGARCHY

Government by Whigs. [Cont] Swift.

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RESINOID

RESINOID

Somewhat like resin.

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PALMATELY

PALMATELY

In a palmate manner.