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1. abbey, n. View full entry c1300
...Christian Church....
2. ace, n.1 and adj. (and int.) View full entry ?a1300
...A single point in a game, and related uses....
3. ad, n.3 View full entry 1799
...= advertisement4a....
4. adder, n.1 View full entry eOE
...In generic sense: a snake, a serpent, esp. with reference to the serpent as a manifestation of the devil in the biblical account of the Fall in the Garden of Eden; (hence,...
5. airy, adj. View full entry a1398
...Of or belonging to the air, esp. as distinguished from the earth, water, etc.; living or located in the air....
6. alickadoo, n. View full entry 1961
...A person who is attached to or associated with a rugby game or club but does not play, esp. an administrative official or committee member....
7. all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry eOE
...With singular noun. The whole amount, quantity, extent, or compass of; the whole of....
8. alpha, n. and adj. View full entry ?c1200
...(The name of) the first letter (Α, α) of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to English a....
9. Americanese, n. View full entry 1863
...American English; English which contains many Americanisms....
10. anoraky, adj. View full entry 1992
...Boring, overly studious, unfashionable, or socially inept; spec. displaying obsessive or fastidious concern with the details of a hobby or special interest; ‘nerdy’. Cf. anorak...
11. apple, n. View full entry eOE
...The round firm fruit (a pome) of any of various wild and cultivated trees of the genus Malus (see sense 4a), occurring in a wide variety of forms,...
12. arse, n. View full entry c1000
...The fundament, buttocks, posteriors, or rump of an animal....
13. arsewipe, n. View full entry 1955
...Toilet paper, or something used as this. Cf. asswipe2....
14. baby, n. and adj. View full entry c1400
...A very young child, esp. one not yet able to walk and dependent on the care of others; an infant. Also applied to an unborn child. Formerly also: †a child...
15. badge, n. View full entry 1440
...Originally: a heraldic symbol worn as an identifying mark by a knight and his retainers (= cognizance5a; sometimes more fully badge of arms). In later use: any...
16. badling, n.1 View full entry eOE
...An effeminate or homosexual man. Also used as a term of abuse or contempt. Obs....
17. bag, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A receptacle made of some flexible material closed in on all sides except at the top (where also it generally can be closed); a pouch, a small sack....
18. bang, v.1 View full entry ?c1550
...trans. To strike violently with a resounding blow; to thump, thrash....
19. banging, n.1 View full entry 1647
...The action of striking violently and noisily....
20. bargain, n.1 View full entry 1330
...Discussion between two parties of the terms on which one is to give or do something to or for the other; chaffering; bargaining. Obs....
