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1. Akela, n. View full entry 1924
...(The title of) the adult leader of a pack of Cub Scouts....
2. Anti-ˈMason, n. View full entry 1828
...One who is opposed to Freemasonry, used esp. (in the U.S.) of a member of the Anti-Masonic (political) Party....
3. beaver, n.1 View full entry c1000
...An amphibious rodent, distinguished by its broad, oval, horizontally-flattened, scaly tail, palmated hind feet, coat of soft fur, and hard incisor teeth with which it cuts down trees; remarkable for its skill...
4. bob, n.8 View full entry 1789
...A shilling....
5. Boy Scout, n. View full entry 1908
...A member of a youth organization (known in the United Kingdom as the Scout Association and in the United States as Boy Scouts of America) founded for boys in 1908 by Lord...
6. brown owl, n. View full entry 1678
...The name of any of several varieties of owl: (see brown2b and owl2c)....
7. captain, n. View full entry c1380
...One who stands at the head of others and leads them, or exercises authority over them; a headman, chief, or leader. Now only as fig. use of special senses....
8. communication, n. View full entry a1382
...The fact of having something in common with another person or thing; affinity; congruity. Obs.rare....
9. company, n. View full entry c1250
...Companionship, fellowship, society; †also transf. of things. in company: in the society of others, amidst other people, as opposed to alone; †also, altogether, in all (...
10. cowan, n.2 View full entry 1598
...Sc. One who builds dry stone walls (i.e. without mortar); a dry-stone-diker; applied derogatorily to one who does the work of a mason, but has not been regularly apprenticed...
11. craft, n. View full entry c888
...Strength, power, might, force. Obs....
12. cub, n.1 View full entry 1530
...orig. A young fox....
13. dais, n. View full entry a1259
...A raised table in a hall, at which distinguished persons sat at feasts, etc.; the high table. (Often including the platform on which it was raised: see 2) Obs....
14. deacon, n.1 View full entry c900
...Ecclesiastical. The name of an order of ministers or officers in the Christian church....
15. degree, n. View full entry c1230
...A step in an ascent or descent; one of a flight of steps; a step or rung of a ladder. Obs. (exc. in Heraldry)....
16. demit, n. View full entry 1856
...Written permission to leave a lodge, granted to a mason....
17. den, n.1 View full entry OE
...The lair or habitation of a wild beast....
18. encampment, n. View full entry 1598
...The action of encamping; the state of being encamped....
19. Freemason, n. View full entry 1376
...A member of a certain class of skilled workers in stone. Now hist. except as merged in sense 2....
20. freemasonry, n. View full entry 1435
...The craft or occupation of a skilled mason (see Freemason1). Obs....
