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1. brood, n. View full entry c1000
...Progeny, offspring, young....
2. D, n. View full entry c1000
...the fourth letter of the Roman alphabet, corresponding in position and power to the Phoenician and Hebrew Daleth, and Greek Delta, Δ, whence also its form was derived...
3. eastern, adj. and n. View full entry OE
...Coming from the east; (esp. of a wind) blowing from the east....
4. food, n. View full entry OE
...Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink in order to maintain life and growth; nourishment, provisions. ...
5. fork, n. View full entry c1000
...An implement, chiefly agricultural, consisting of a long straight handle, furnished at the end with two or more prongs or tines, and used for carrying, digging, lifting, or throwing; also with word...
6. loved, adj. and n. View full entry OE
...That is the object of love or affection; beloved. In attrib. use now chiefly poet. exc. with prefixed adverb as dearly loved, much-loved, etc.;...
7. manred, n. View full entry OE
...In the 16th and 17th centuries chiefly Sc. The state or condition of subordination or subjection to another; homage, vassalage, the undertaking or obligation of a vassal to support a...
8. Mars, n.1 View full entry OE
...(The name of) the god of war of the ancient Romans, ranking in importance next to Jupiter, and identified from an early period with the Greek god Ares. Also fig.:...
9. mercury, n. View full entry OE
...A god of the ancient Romans, the son of Jupiter and Maia, identified from an early period with the Greek Hermes....
10. Moabitish, adj. (and n.) View full entry OE
...Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Moabites. Also in allusive and extended use. In Old English also as ...
11. new moon, n. View full entry OE
...The moon when it appears as a slender crescent shortly after its conjunction with the sun....
12. Ninevitish, adj. (and n.) View full entry OE
...Of or belonging to the Ninevites. Also as : a Ninevite....
13. pebble, n. View full entry OE
...A small, smooth, rounded stone, worn by the action of water, ice, or sand....
14. pricking, n. View full entry OE
...The action or process of piercing, puncturing, or wounding with, or as with, a pointed instrument or weapon. Freq. (and in earliest use) fig.: the infliction of mental or emotional...
15. raindrop, n. View full entry OE
...A single drop of rain....
16. sack, n.1 View full entry c1000
...A large bag oblong in shape and open at one end, usually made of coarse flax or hemp, used for the storing and conveyance of corn, flour, fruit, potatoes, wood, coal, etc....
17. schoolman, n. View full entry OE
...A member of a band or company; a follower. Obs.rare....
18. witenagemot, n. View full entry c1000
...The assembly of the witan, the national council of Anglo-Saxon times; transf. of modern parliaments or other deliberative assemblies....
19. Z, n. View full entry c1000
...The letter, or its sound....
