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1. ablaqueate, v. View full entry ?1440
...trans. To loosen or remove the soil round the roots of (a tree, vine, etc.) so as to expose them to the sun and rain....
2. ablaqueation, n. View full entry ?1440
...The loosening or removal of the soil round the roots of a tree or vine; the exposure of a plant's roots. Cf. ablaqueate...
3. advance, n. and adj. View full entry a1400
...The action of extolling or lauding something; ostentation, boasting. Cf. advancement2. Obs....
4. afforest, v. View full entry c1503
...trans.Eng. Law. To convert (an area of land) into a royal hunting ground; to give (land) the legal status of a forest (forest2). Cf. disafforest1...
5. afforestable, adj. View full entry 1887
...Of land: capable of being converted into forest or woodland....
6. afforestation, n. View full entry 1598
...Originally: the action or process of giving land the legal status of forest (forest2) (now hist.). Later also: the conversion of land into forest or woodland. Also:...
7. all-aged, adj. View full entry 1838
...orig. Horse Racing (later also Coursing and in greyhound racing). Of a race: open to competitors of all ages. Also of the animals eligible to take part in...
8. alligator, n.2 View full entry 1591
...Any of various broad-snouted crocodilians constituting the family Alligatoridae, found chiefly in the New World and including the caimans; (now) spec. either of two members of the genus...
9. amputate, v. View full entry 1638
...gen. To cut or lop off, e.g. the branches of trees in pruning. Obs. exc. as a fig. use of 2....
10. amputation, n. View full entry 1611
...gen. A cutting or lopping off, as of branches of trees in pruning; also, the cut end. Obs. exc. as fig. use of 2....
11. † arboˈrator, n. View full entry 1664
...One who attends to the culture of trees....
12. arboretum, n. View full entry 1838
...A place devoted to the cultivation and exhibition of rare trees; a botanical tree-garden....
13. arboricultural, adj. View full entry 1828
...Pertaining to arboriculture....
14. arboriculture, n. View full entry 1828
...The cultivation of trees and shrubs for use or ornament....
15. arboriculturist, n. View full entry 1825
...One who practises arboriculture....
16. † arˈbust, v. View full entry 1623
...To plant with trees....
17. † ˈargot, n.1 View full entry c1400
...The spur of a cock; the similarly-situated excrescence on the feet of other animals....
18. assortment, n. View full entry 1611
...The action of assorting; assorted condition; arrangement or classification into classes or kinds....
19. attachment, n. View full entry 1447-8
...The action of apprehending (a person) and placing him under the control of a court of law; now, especially used of arrest for contempt of court. (With subjective or objective genitive: cf....
20. averruncator, n. View full entry 1842
...An instrument for cutting off the branches of trees at a height above the head, consisting of a pair of pruning shears, or a knife-blade working within a hook, mounted on a...
