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1. † beal(e, n.2 View full entry 1598

...Obs. variant of peel, baker's shovel....

3. bombard, v. View full entry 1598

...intr. To fire off bombards or heavy guns. Obs. (exc. as absol. use of 2.)...

4. brusher, n. View full entry 1598

...One who brushes, or uses a brush....

5. candier, n. View full entry 1598

...One who candies....

6. fool, n.2 View full entry 1598

...(See quots.). Obs....

7. guzzle, n. View full entry 1598

...A gutter, drain. Also fig.Obs. exc. dial....

8. jar, n.2 View full entry 1598

...A vessel of earthenware, stoneware, or glass, without spout or handle (or having two handles), usually more or less cylindrical in form. Orig. used only in its eastern sense of a large...

9. kickshaw | kickshaws, n. View full entry 1598

...A fancy dish in cookery. (Chiefly with contemptuous force: A ‘something’ French, not one of the known ‘substantial English’ dishes.)...

10. larder, n.2 View full entry 1598

...One who lards....

11. † marl, v.3 View full entry 1598

...trans. To marinate or souse (fish)....

12. † marling, n.3 View full entry 1598

...The action of marl...

13. mignardise, n. View full entry 1603

...Tenderness, gentleness; affected delicacy of behaviour or appearance; affectation. Also: an instance of this. Now rare....

14. mixer, n. View full entry 1598

...A person who blends or mixes materials, liquids, etc., esp. in the course of manufacturing a product....

15. panada, n. View full entry 1598

...Cookery. A dish consisting of bread boiled to a pulp in water, sometimes flavoured with sugar, currants, nutmeg, or other ingredients....

16. panade, n.2 View full entry 1598

...= panada1a2....

17. puff paste, n. View full entry 1598

...Puff pastry....

18. † raviol, n. View full entry 1611

...= rafiole...

19. seasoner, n. View full entry 1598

...One who seasons viands. Obs....

20. shelling, n. View full entry 1598

...The action of shell; removal of the shell of peas, nuts, etc. Cf. sheeling1....

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