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1. 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...
2. bad, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry 1203
...Of poor quality or little worth....
3. 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....
4. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
5. 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)...
6. blast, v. View full entry c1300
...intr. To blow, to puff violently. Obs....
7. 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,...
8. bomb, v. View full entry 1694
...trans....
9. boy, n.1 and int. View full entry c1300
...A male servant, slave, assistant, junior employee, etc....
10. bud, n.1 View full entry 1398
...Bot. A little projection found at the axil of a leaf, composed of scales, which are small leaves, and forming the rudiment of a branch, cluster of leaves, or blossom. Hence,...
11. 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),...
12. come, v. View full entry c825
...In its most literal sense it expresses the hitherward motion of a voluntary agent....
13. 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...
14. deck, n.1 View full entry 1466
...A covering. Obs....
15. do, v. View full entry c825
...To put, place....
16. dope, n. View full entry 18..
...Any thick liquid or semi-fluid used as an article of food, or as a lubricant. U.S....
17. drunk, adj. and n.2 View full entry 1340
...That has drunk intoxicating liquor to an extent which affects steady self-control; intoxicated, inebriated; overcome by alcoholic liquor. The degree of inebriation is expressed by various adjs. and advs., as beastly...
18. French, adj. and n. View full entry OE
...Esp. in early use: of or relating to the Romance-speaking peoples of western Europe (as opposed to the Germanic or Celtic peoples). In later use: of or relating to France....
19. ˈgateway, n.1 View full entry 1707
...A passage that is or may be closed by a gate; an opening through a fence or wall. ? Obs....
20. gear, n. View full entry c1200
...collect. sing. (†rarely pl.) Apparel, attire, dress, vestments. Now common in colloq. use....
