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1. abuse, v. View full entry c1430
...trans. To use (something) improperly, to misuse; to make a bad use of; to pervert; to take advantage of wrongly....
2. acid, adj. and n. View full entry 1626
...In general use: sour, tart, sharp to the taste; tasting like vinegar....
3. bad, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry 1203
...Of poor quality or little worth....
4. bag, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A receptacle made of some flexible material closed in on all sides except at the top (where also it generally can be closed); a pouch, a small sack....
5. bend, v. View full entry c1000
...trans. To put in bonds, to fetter. Obs....
6. bifter, n. View full entry 1989
...A cigarette; (sometimes) spec. (esp. outside Liverpool) a marijuana cigarette....
7. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
8. 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)...
9. blast, v. View full entry c1300
...intr. To blow, to puff violently. Obs....
10. blow, v.1 View full entry c1000
...intr. The proper verb naming the motion or action of the wind, or of an aerial current. Sometimes with subject it, as ‘it blows hard’, and often with complement,...
11. boy, n.1 and int. View full entry c1300
...A male servant, slave, assistant, junior employee, etc....
12. bump, n.1 View full entry 1599
...A blow somewhat heavy, but rather dull in sound; a sudden collision, more or less violent. So with a bump (fig.), abruptly, with a shock....
13. cabbage, n.1 View full entry 1391
...As a count noun. The compact round or conical head of thick, short-stemmed, typically green leaves, formed by numerous cultivated varieties of the plant Brassica oleracea (family Brassicaceae),...
14. cane, v.1 View full entry a1667
...trans. To beat with a cane as a punishment....
15. chemical, adj. and n. View full entry 1576
...Of, relating to, or used for the practice of chemistry or (in early use) alchemy; (of a substance) obtained by the operations of chemistry or (in early use) alchemy. Also fig....
16. class, n. and adj. View full entry 1533
...Roman Hist. A group of Roman citizens who could meet a certain minimum wealth qualification; spec. each of the five groups into which property owners were divided for military...
17. clocker, n.3 View full entry 1903
...U.S.Horse Racing. A person (usually one employed by a racing magazine or paper) who times horses' training runs in order to give a guide to form....
18. come, v. View full entry c825
...In its most literal sense it expresses the hitherward motion of a voluntary agent....
19. crack, n. View full entry a1387
...A sudden sharp and loud noise as of something breaking or bursting; e.g. the crack of a rifle, a whip, of breaking ice, bones, etc. Formerly applied also to the...
20. crank, n.1 View full entry c1000
...A portion of an axis bent at right angles, used to communicate motion, or to change reciprocal into rotary motion, or the converse....
