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1. bird, n. View full entry a800
...orig. The general name for the young of the feathered tribes; a young bird; a chicken, eaglet, etc.; a nestling. The only sense in Old English; found in literature down to...
2. boat, n.1 View full entry eOE
...A small, typically open vessel for travelling over water, propelled by oars, sail, an engine, etc. Usu. contrasted with ship....
3. burn, n.1 View full entry a800
...In Old English: A spring, fountain; a stream or river. In later use: A small stream or brook. Now (exc. in the form bourn) chiefly north....
4. calf, n.1 View full entry a800
...The young of any bovine animal, esp. of the domestic cow. ‘Calf is applied to all young cattle until they attain one year old, when they are year-olds...
5. cat, n.1 View full entry a800
...A well-known carnivorous quadruped (Felis domesticus) which has long been domesticated, being kept to destroy mice, and as a house pet....
6. clothes, n. View full entry a800
...Covering for the person; wearing apparel; dress, raiment, vesture....
7. cluster, n. View full entry a800
...A collection of things of the same kind, as fruits or flowers, growing closely together; a bunch....
8. cow, n.1 View full entry a800
...The female of any bovine animal (as the ox, bison, or buffalo); most commonly applied to the female of the domestic species (Bos Taurus)....
9. devil, n. View full entry a800
...the Devilrepr. Greekὁ διάβολος of the LXX and New Testament: In Jewish and Christian theology, the proper appellation of the supreme spirit of evil, the tempter and spiritual enemy...
10. dew, n. View full entry a800
...The moisture deposited in minute drops upon any cool surface by the condensation of the vapour in the atmosphere; formed after a hot day during or towards night, and plentiful in the...
11. drench, n. View full entry a800
...Drink; a draught. Obs. in general sense....
12. fathom, n. View full entry a800
...In pl. The embracing arms; in sing. = bosom1b. Old English only....
13. file, n.1 View full entry a800
...A metal (usually steel) instrument, having one or more of its surfaces covered with numerous small raised cutting edges or teeth, for abrading, reducing, or smoothing surfaces. to bite file,...
14. flay, v. View full entry a800
...trans. To strip or pull off the skin or hide of; to skin:...
15. flesh, n. View full entry a800
...The soft substance, esp. the muscular parts, of an animal body; that which covers the framework of bones and is enclosed by the skin. raw flesh...
16. foul, adj., n., and adv. View full entry a800
...Grossly offensive to the senses, physically loathsome; primarily with reference to the odour or appearance indicative of putridity or corruption....
17. † garnwin, n. View full entry c725
...= garnwindle...
18. gather, v. View full entry c725
...(Only in forms with prefixed ge-.) To join or unite; to put together, form by union. Obs. since early Middle English....
19. gold, n.1 View full entry c725
...The most precious metal: characterized by a beautiful yellow colour, non-liability to rust, high specific gravity, and great malleability and ductility. Chemical symbol Au....
20. grass, n.1 View full entry c725
...Herbage in general, the blades or leaves and stalks of which are eaten by horses, cattle, sheep, etc. Also, in a narrower sense, restricted to the smaller non-cereal Gramineæ (see...
