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1. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
2. mojo, n.1 View full entry 1926
...Magical power, voodoo, the art of casting spells; a charm or talisman used in casting such spells. More generally, esp. in recent use: a power, force, or influence of any kind (often...
3. moonshine, n. and adj. View full entry c1425
...= moonlight1a. Now chiefly poet. and Caribbean....
4. nose, n. View full entry eOE
...That part (usually more or less prominent) of the head or face in humans and other mammals which lies above the mouth and contains the nostrils, and functions as the organ of...
5. parakeet, n. View full entry 1538
...Originally: a parrot. Now: any of numerous small to medium-sized, typically long-tailed and predominantly green parrots belonging to Psittacula, Aratinga, Pyrrhura, and other genera....
6. pot, n.1 View full entry OE
...A relatively deep vessel (typically with a cylindrical or otherwise rounded body and made of earthenware, metal, plastic, etc.) used chiefly to hold a liquid or solid substance....
7. pull, v. View full entry OE
...trans....
8. rabbit, n.1 View full entry a1398
...A gregarious, burrowing, plant-eating mammal, Oryctolagus cuniculus (family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha), which has long ears, typically brownish-grey fur, and a short, white tail, has been domesticated...
9. rat, n.1 View full entry OE
...Any rodent of the genus Rattus and related genera of the family Muridae, resembling a large mouse, often with a naked or sparsely haired tail; esp....
10. robin, n.1 View full entry c1400
...With capital initial. The male forename used allusively and in various proverbial phrases. Now rare....
11. rock, n.1 View full entry eOE
...A large rugged mass of hard mineral material (see sense 2a) or stone forming a cliff, crag, or other natural feature on land or in the sea. Cf. stone...
12. round robin, n. View full entry ?1548
...A disparaging name for: the consecrated Host at the Eucharist. Obs. (hist. in later use)....
13. snowball, n. View full entry c1400
...A ball of snow, esp. one made of a size convenient for throwing by hand....
