12 new words everyday
02/09/2026
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ANECDOTAGE
ANECDOTAGE
Anecdotes collectively; a collection of anecdotes.All history, therefore, being built partly, and some of italtogether, upon anecdotage, must be a tissue of lies. De Quincey.
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BOXHAULING
BOXHAULING
A method of going from one tack to another. See Boxhaul.
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COMPASSIONATENESS
COMPASSIONATENESS
The quality or state of being compassionate.
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RIGHT-HEARTED
RIGHT-HEARTED
Having a right heart or disposition.-- Right"-heart`ed*ness, n.
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UNHOPED-FOR
UNHOPED-FOR
Unhoped; unexpected.
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JUBATE
JUBATE
Fringed with long, pendent hair.
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OVERHALL
OVERHALL
See Overhaul. [Obs.]
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COMPOTE
COMPOTE
A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to preserveits form, either whole, halved, or quartered; as, a compote of pears.Littr
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OBOIST
OBOIST
A performer on the oboe.
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TRIABLE
TRIABLE
Liable to undergo a judicial examination; properly coming underthe cognizance of a court; as, a cause may be triable before onecourt which is not triable in another.
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ENDOGENY
ENDOGENY
Growth from within; multiplication of cells by endogenousdivision, as in the development of one or more cells in the interiorof a parent cell.
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OUNCE
OUNCE
The twelfth part of a troy pound.