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08/02/2025
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EXPLICATORY
EXPLICATORY
Explicative. Barrow.
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HALF-DECK
HALF-DECK
A shell of the genus Crepidula; a boat shell. See Boat shell.
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VALLATION
VALLATION
A rampart or intrenchment.
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DIMIT
DIMIT
To dismiss, let go, or release. [Obs.]
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CRACKER
CRACKER
The pintail duck.
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PATRONOMAYOLOGY
PATRONOMAYOLOGY
That branch of knowledge which deals with personal names andtheir origin; the study of patronymics.
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DEPOSE
DEPOSE
To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.Then, seeing't was he that made you to despose, Your oath, my lord,is vain and frivolous. Shak.
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SUFFRAGO
SUFFRAGO
The heel joint.
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ROSELLA
ROSELLA
A beautiful Australian parrakeet (Platycercus eximius) oftenkept as a cage bird. The head and back of the neck are scarlet, thethroat is white, the back dark green varied with lighter green, andthe breast yellow.
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WORMHOLE
WORMHOLE
A burrow made by a worm.
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METHAEMOGLOBIN
METHAEMOGLOBIN
A stable crystalline compound obtained by the decomposition ofhemoglobin. It is found in old blood stains.
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BATLET
BATLET
A short bat for beating clothes in washing them; -- called alsobatler, batling staff, batting staff. Shak.