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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.