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1. aback, adv. View full entry OE
...In a backward direction; to or towards the rear; back. Also fig. and in extended use: from the scene of action, away, to a distance; to a former place or...
2. acre, n. View full entry OE
...A plot or piece of land, a field; spec. a piece of tilled or arable land. Now arch. and in proper names, as Long Acre....
3. action, v. View full entry 1734
...trans. To bring a legal action against. Now chiefly Caribbean....
4. a door, adv. View full entry 1533
...At the door; of the door. Only with preceding adverb, as in a door, out a door, etc. Cf. adoorsat doordoor1out of door...
5. advantage, v. View full entry ?1459
...trans. To profit, benefit (a person or thing); to advance, promote; to be of advantage to. Cf. disadvantage...
6. advantageously, adv. View full entry 1562
...In an advantageous manner; beneficially, profitably; favourably....
7. advice, n. View full entry c1300
...The view which a person holds in regard to a given matter; opinion, judgement, assessment. Also: the action of adopting a particular view or opinion; decision; (occas.) an opinion. Obs....
8. after, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...Behind something in place or position; in the rear; further back....
9. again, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...In the opposite direction; back. Obs....
10. alarm, v. View full entry 1485
...trans. (refl.). To ready and equip oneself for battle. Cf. alarmed1. Obs....
11. all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry eOE
...With singular noun. The whole amount, quantity, extent, or compass of; the whole of....
12. all fours, n. View full entry a1375
...on (also upon) all fours: (of a person) on hands and knees; (of an animal) on all four legs rather than just the hind ones. Hence from (to, :...
13. ant, n.1 View full entry eOE
...Any of various small insects constituting the family Formicidae of the order Hymenoptera, which typically live in complex social colonies, are usually wingless except for fertile adults in...
14. baby, n. and adj. View full entry c1400
...A very young child, esp. one not yet able to walk and dependent on the care of others; an infant. Also applied to an unborn child. Formerly also: †a child...
15. bad mind, n. and adj. View full entry 1593
...An evil or suspicious mind. Now rare....
16. ballahoo, n. View full entry 1815
...A type of fast-sailing two-masted schooner. Also used as a term of contempt for a sluggish, slovenly, or ungainly vessel (cf. ballyhoo, ballyhoo of blazes). Now rare...
17. bangarang, n. View full entry 1935
...Rubbish; miscellaneous items. Now rare....
18. bastard, n. and adj. View full entry 1297
...One begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate or natural child....
19. batty, n.2 View full entry 1935
...A person's buttocks; the backside. Also: the posterior of a bird or other animal (rare)....
20. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
