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27/05/2025
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STEEPLECHASING
STEEPLECHASING
The act of riding steeple chases.
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PITUITOUS
PITUITOUS
Consisting of, or resembling, pituite or mucus; full of mucus;discharging mucus. Pituitous fever (Med.), typhoid fever; entericfever.
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DISJUNCT
DISJUNCT
Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deepconstriction. Disjunct tetrachords (Mus.), tetrachords so disposed toeach other that the gravest note of the upper is one note higher thanthe acutest note of the other.
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PALAETIOLOGIST
PALAETIOLOGIST
One versed in palætiology.
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EXTEMPORARILY
EXTEMPORARILY
Extemporaneously.
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POLLUX
POLLUX
A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellationGemini. Cf. 3d Castor.
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SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER
The ninth month of the year, containing thurty days.
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INSULTABLE
INSULTABLE
Capable of being insulted or affronted. [R.] Emerson.
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STRUNTIAN
STRUNTIAN
A kind of worsted braid, about an inch broad. [Scot.] Jamieson.
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MENILITE
MENILITE
See Opal.
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ROUTISH
ROUTISH
Uproarious; riotous. [Obs.]
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RECARRY
RECARRY
To carry back. Walton.