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1. 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...
2. big-up, n. and int. View full entry 1964
...S. Asian and Caribbeancolloq. A person of high social status or great wealth....
3. class, n. and adj. View full entry 1533
...Roman Hist. A group of Roman citizens who could meet a certain minimum wealth qualification; spec. each of the five groups into which property owners were divided for military...
4. dicky | dickey, n. View full entry 1753
...Naut. (See quot. 1867.)...
5. mail, n.2 View full entry c1275
...A bag, pack, or wallet; a travelling bag, a portmanteau. In later use Sc. and U.S. in pl.: baggage. †Also fig....
6. marriage, n. View full entry c1300
...The condition of being a husband or wife; the relation between persons married to each other; matrimony....
7. may, v.1 View full entry eOE
...intr....
8. medico, n. View full entry 1689
...A medical practitioner; a medical officer. Also: a medical student. Now chiefly slang or humorous (exc. S. Asian)....
9. mem, n.2 View full entry 1890
...= memsahib...
10. minor, adj. and n. View full entry c1230
...Used chiefly as postmodifier....
11. mo-bike, n. View full entry 1925
...A motorcycle....
12. mutton, n. View full entry c1300
...The flesh of sheep, used as food....
13. number, n. View full entry c1300
...The precise sum or aggregate of a collection of individual things or persons; the quantity or amount....
14. O, n.1 View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
15. Pak, adj. and n. View full entry 1958
...Chiefly S. Asian. Of or relating to Pakistan or its inhabitants; = Pakistani...
16. pani, n. View full entry 1816
...Water. Also occas. (now rare): spec. rain....
17. pass, n.4 View full entry 1555
...Prob.: demeanour; a course of action. Obs.rare....
18. pukka, adj. and n. View full entry 1619
...Esp. in South Asian contexts: (of a weight or measure) full, good; the largest possible; (in extended use) complete, in full measure. Now rare....
19. round, n.1 View full entry a1325
...A circular band, a ring; a ring-shaped object; (in later use) spec. a representation or drawing of a ring-shaped object on a flat surface, esp. one used to...
20. rule, v. View full entry ?c1225
...trans....
