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10/11/2024

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DISJUNCTURE

DISJUNCTURE

The act of disjoining, or state of being disjoined; separation.Fuller.

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ANAS

ANAS

A genus of water fowls, of the order Anseres, including certainspecies of fresh-water ducks.

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BACULE

BACULE

See Bascule.

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SOCMANRY

SOCMANRY

Tenure by socage.

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QUARRY-MAN

QUARRY-MAN

A man who is engaged in quarrying stones; a quarrier.

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POLYPUS

POLYPUS

Same as Polyp.

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PILLORY

PILLORY

A frame of adjustable boards erected on a post, and havingholes through which the head and hands of an offender were thrust soas to be exposed in front of it. Shak.

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UNBEAT

UNBEAT

To deliver from the form or nature of a beast.

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WATER HEMP

WATER HEMP

See under Hemp.

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NEEM TREE

NEEM TREE

An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and M. Azedarach. SeeMargosa.

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MUSTARD

MUSTARD

The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica(formerly Sinapis), as white mustard (B. alba), black mustard (B.Nigra), wild mustard or charlock (B. Sinapistrum).

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PROUDLING

PROUDLING

A proud or haughty person. Sylvester.