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1. ables, adv. View full entry 1673
...Perhaps, possibly; = aiblins...
2. acclaimed, adj. View full entry 1614
...Sc. Of a right, title, etc.: claimed. Cf. acclaim1. Obs....
3. accumulator, n. View full entry 1611
...A person who accumulates things, esp. wealth or possessions; an acquisitive person....
4. acid, adj. and n. View full entry 1626
...In general use: sour, tart, sharp to the taste; tasting like vinegar....
5. Adam Tiler, n. View full entry 1665
...A pickpocket's accomplice, spec. one who receives or deals with stolen money or goods....
6. afforesting, n. View full entry 1647
...The action or process of afforesting land (in either sense of the verb); afforestation; (also) an instance of this....
7. afterings, n. View full entry 1609
...That which remains or is left; the remnant, the remains; (Theol.) a part of the suffering of Christ that remains in the flesh of man. Now Sc. and...
8. afternooning, n. View full entry 1678
...A light meal or snack eaten in the afternoon....
9. ajee, adv. and adj. View full entry 1693
...Of a door, gate, or window: so as to be slightly or partially open; ajar....
10. † alantom, adv. View full entry 1686
...At a distance. Also with off....
11. alcatote, n. View full entry 1638
...A silly or foolish person....
12. allan, n. View full entry a1612
...A predatory seabird; esp. the arctic skua, Stercorarius parasiticus. Cf. dirty Allan, scouty-aulin...
13. alleleu, n. and int. View full entry 1689
...A wail; wailing. Obs....
14. † aneabil, adj. View full entry 1609
...Single, unmarried....
15. apple, v. View full entry 1601
...intr. Of vegetables, flower buds, and esp. (in later use) root crops: to swell into a globular shape; to become shaped like an apple....
16. approven, adj. View full entry 1609
...= approved...
17. approximate, adj. and n. View full entry 1646
...Very near, in position or in character; closely situated; nearly resembling....
18. arle, v. View full entry 1609
...To give earnest-money to or for....
19. armoured | armored, adj. View full entry 1601
...Clad in armour; also transf....
20. arse, v. View full entry 1664
...(Cf. to elbow.) to arse about, around, to ‘mess around’, fool about. (Cf. ass2) slang....