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1. be, v. View full entry eOE
...To have place in the objective universe or realm of fact, to exist; (spec. of God, etc.) to exist independently of other beings. Also: to exist in life, to live....
2. bearer, n. View full entry a1382
...One who carries or conveys; a carrier, a porter....
3. bed, n. View full entry c995
...A permanent structure or arrangement for sleeping on, or for the sake of rest. In some form or other it constitutes a regular article of household furniture in civilized life, as well...
4. box, n.2 View full entry a1000
...A case or receptacle usually having a lid....
5. cess, n.1 View full entry 1531
...An assessment, tax, or levy: in various spec. applications....
6. chimney, n. View full entry a1330
...A fireplace or hearth. Obs. exc. dial....
7. country, n. View full entry c1275
...A tract or expanse of land of undefined extent; a region, district....
8. duck, n.1 View full entry 967
...A swimming bird of the genus Anas and kindred genera of the family Anatidæ, of which species are found all over the world....
9. kitty, n.4 View full entry 1825
...A prison, jail, or lock-up; a house of correction....
10. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
11. mind, v. View full entry a1382
...trans....
12. monkey, n. View full entry 1530
...Any of numerous small- to medium-sized primates belonging to the one of the three families Callitrichidae, Cebidae, and Cercopithecidae, most kinds of which have long tails...
13. need, n.1 View full entry eOE
...Violence, force, constraint, or compulsion, exercised by or upon a person. Obs....
14. news, n. View full entry a1382
...New things; novelties. Obs....
15. off, v. View full entry 1642
...trans....
16. off, adv., prep., n.1, and adj. View full entry eOE
...Expressing motion or direction from a place: to a distance, away, quite away; as in to go off, run off, drive off. to be off...
17. one, adj., n., and pron. View full entry eOE
...Designating a person who or thing which consists of a single individual or unit, without the addition of another of the same kind; single and integral in number....
18. one-one, adv. and adj.1 View full entry 1820
...Caribbean, U.S. regional, and Indian English. One by one, bit by bit; one after the other; individually....
19. pani, n. View full entry 1816
...Water. Also occas. (now rare): spec. rain....
20. peg, n.1 View full entry 1440
...A short pin or bolt, originally made of wood and later also of metal, plastic, etc., typically tapering slightly at one end, and used to fasten two things together, to plug a...
