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23/11/2024
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BRICOLE
BRICOLE
A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag andmaneuver guns where horses can not be used.
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AMOEBA
AMOEBA
A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing manychanges of form at will. See Rhizopoda.
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HYPOTRACHELIUM
HYPOTRACHELIUM
Same as Gorgerin.
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FLOP
FLOP
Act of flopping. [Colloq.] W. H. Russell.
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RECANTER
RECANTER
One who recants.
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POULTERER
POULTERER
One who deals in poultry.
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POINTLETED
POINTLETED
Having a small, distinct point; apiculate. Henslow.
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ENWRAPMENT
ENWRAPMENT
Act of enwrapping; a wrapping or an envelope. Shuckford.
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SCALDFISH
SCALDFISH
A European flounder (Arnoglosus laterna, or Psetta arnoglossa);-- called also megrin, and smooth sole.
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ANAGRAMMATIZE
ANAGRAMMATIZE
To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form ananagram. Cudworth.
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MONE
MONE
The moon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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POISON
POISON
To act as, or convey, a poison.Tooth that poisons if it bite. Shak.