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1. 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....
2. aquiculture, n. View full entry 1867
...Culture of the natural produce of water; fish-breeding as a branch of industry. Cf. aquaculture...
3. averruncate, v. View full entry 1623
...prop. To avert, ward off....
4. averruncation, n. View full entry 1656
...prop. The warding off or averting (of evils)....
5. † extirp, v. View full entry 1483
...trans. To root up (plants); = extirpate2....
6. hunger, n. View full entry c825
...The uneasy or painful sensation caused by want of food; craving appetite. Also, the exhausted condition caused by want of food....
7. Irish, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry OE
...Of a person: native to Ireland; that is a citizen of Ireland; (also) descended from emigrants from Ireland to another country, esp. the United States or Australia (cf. Irish-American, ...
8. odd, adj., n.1, and adv. View full entry a1325
...Of an individual: that is one in addition to a pair, or to an even number; remaining over after distribution or division into pairs; constituting a unit in excess of an even...
9. pair, n.1 View full entry c1300
...A set of two individual things of the same kind, that are associated or complementary in use, purpose, position, etc....
10. regard, n. View full entry 1348
...In sing. and pl. In early use: †detailed consideration of a problem or question (obs.). Later: notice taken of a person or thing; close attention. Now...
11. scrub, n.1 View full entry 1398
...A low stunted tree. Cf. shrub...
