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1. boy, n.1 and int. View full entry c1300
...A male servant, slave, assistant, junior employee, etc....
2. cool, adj., adv., and int. View full entry eOE
...Of or at a relatively low temperature; moderately cold, esp. agreeably or refreshingly so (in contrast with heat or cold)....
3. fudge, int. and n. View full entry 1766
...Stuff and nonsense! Bosh!...
4. hot dog, n., adj., and int. View full entry 1892
...orig. U.S. A hot sausage served in a long soft roll. Cf. dog14....
5. house, n.1 and int. View full entry eOE
...A building for human habitation, typically and historically one that is the ordinary place of residence of a family. (Cf. home2.)...
6. monstrous, adj., adv., int., and n. View full entry a1464
...Of a thing (material or immaterial): deviating from the natural or conventional order; unnatural, extraordinary. Obs....
7. morning, n. and int. View full entry c1275
...Originally: the time of the approach or beginning of ‘morn’; the period around sunrise. In later use usually: the early part of the day, esp. from sunrise until noon or lunchtime....
8. olive oil, n. and int. View full entry 1566
...A pale yellow or greenish-yellow oil extracted from olive pulp, which has a mild flavour and is used esp. in cookery and medicine....
9. Peter, n. and int. View full entry a1325
...Wild thyme or marjoram. Cf. petergrass2. Obs.rare....
10. right, adj. and int. View full entry eOE
...That is straight; not bent, curved, or crooked. Formerly also right with: in a line with (obs.). Now only in right line2....
11. supernaculum, adv., n., and int. View full entry 1592
...To the last drop, to the bottom; freq. in to drink supernaculum. Also: over one's thumbnail. Now rare....
