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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. African, n. and adj. View full entry eOE
...A native or inhabitant of Africa; a person of African origin (contextually = black African(a)black5a); spec. (in local usage) such a person as distinguished from...
3. black, adj. and n. View full entry eOE
...Designating the darkest colour possible, that of soot, coal, the sky on a moonless night in open country, and a small hole in a hollow object; of or having this colour; (also)...
4. boss, n.6 View full entry 1806
...An orig. American equivalent of ‘master’ in the sense of employer of labour; applied also to a business manager, or any one who has a right to give orders. In England at...
5. comrade, n. View full entry 1591
...orig. One who shares the same room, a chamber-fellow, ‘chum’; esp. among soldiers, a tent-fellow, fellow-soldier (also comrade-in-arms); hence gen., an associate in friendship, occupation,...
6. freedom, n. View full entry eOE
...Exemption or release from slavery or imprisonment; = liberty1b....
7. gunpowder, n. View full entry 1411
...An explosive mixture of saltpetre, sulphur, and charcoal, chiefly used in discharging projectiles from guns and for blasting....
8. identity, n. View full entry 1545
...The quality or condition of being the same in substance, composition, nature, properties, or in particular qualities under consideration; absolute or essential sameness; oneness....
9. khaki, adj. and n. View full entry 1857
...Dust-coloured; dull brownish yellow, drab....
10. lady, n. View full entry eOE
...The female head of a household; a woman who has authority over servants, attendants, or slaves (now chiefly arch. or hist.). Cf. lady of the house1a(a)...
11. land, n.1 View full entry c725
...The solid portion of the earth's surface, as opposed to sea, water. Cf. firm landfirm8, dry land †occas. classed as...
12. long, adj.1 and n. View full entry c888
...Great in measurement from end to end. Said of a line, of distance, a journey; also, of a portion of space or a material object with reference to its greatest dimension. Opposed...
13. Malanite, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1933
...A supporter of Dr Malan or his policies....
14. Manchester, n. View full entry 1552
...attrib. Designating or relating to various cotton goods formerly produced in Manchester, as Manchester cotton, etc. Now rare....
15. market, n. View full entry lOE
...A meeting or gathering together of people for the purchase and sale of provisions or livestock, publicly displayed, at a fixed time and place; the occasion or time of this. Also: the...
16. mountain, n. and adj. View full entry c1275
...A large natural elevation of the earth's surface, esp. one high and steep in form (larger and higher than a hill) and with a summit of relatively small area....
17. Nat, n.4 and adj. View full entry 1926
...orig. S. Afr. A member of any of the successive parties named the National Party in South Africa, esp. the party which came to power in 1948....
18. normalize, v. View full entry 1847
...trans. To make normal; to bring or return to a normal or standard condition or state....
19. O, n.1 View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
20. October, n. View full entry OE
...The tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendar, containing 31 days and falling between September and November....