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13/12/2024
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OVERHENT
OVERHENT
To overtake. [Obs.]So forth he went and soon them overhent. Spenser.
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INDEFINABLY
INDEFINABLY
In an indefinable manner.
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MORRICER
MORRICER
A morris dancer. [Obs.]
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AVOID
AVOID
To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, theplaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid itby stating new matter. Blackstone.
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SNOWL
SNOWL
The hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.]
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BESTIAL
BESTIAL
A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle; as, other kindsof bestial. [Scot.]
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PLURALIST
PLURALIST
A clerk or clergyman who holds more than one ecclesiasticalbenefice. [Eng.]Of the parochial clergy, a large proportion were pluralists.Macaulay.
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BUTTON
BUTTON
To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will notbutton.
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BODGE
BODGE
A botch; a patch. [Dial.] Whitlock.
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APOCOPE
APOCOPE
A cutting off; abscission.
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BENEFICIALLY
BENEFICIALLY
In a beneficial or advantageous manner; profitably; helpfully.
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VEINLESS
VEINLESS
Having no veins; as, a veinless leaf.