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1. air, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...An atmosphere contaminated by noxious fumes, vapours, etc.; such contaminating fumes themselves; miasma. Now only (with qualifying adjective) merged in sense 2a....
2. country, n. View full entry c1275
...A tract or expanse of land of undefined extent; a region, district....
3. oilman, n. View full entry 1275
...A person who makes or sells animal or vegetable oil; spec. a dealer in sweet oils and eatables preserved in them. Also: a worker in an oil mill. Now chiefly...
4. slave, n.1 (and adj.) View full entry c1290
...One who is the property of, and entirely subject to, another person, whether by capture, purchase, or birth; a servant completely divested of freedom and personal rights....
5. tent, n.1 View full entry 1297
...A portable shelter or dwelling of canvas (formerly of skins or cloth), supported by means of a pole or poles, and usually extended and secured by ropes fastened to pegs which are...
