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1. Jack, n.1 View full entry 1362
...(As proper noun.) A familiar by-form of the name John; hence, a generic proper name for any representative of the common people....
2. † lorel, n. and adj. View full entry 1362
...A worthless person, rogue, blackguard; = losel In 16th c. often opposed to lord....
3. love-knot, n. View full entry c1400
...fig. and in allusive use. Something that constitutes or maintains a union based on love; a tie or bond of love. Also: an intricate pattern or layout resembling a love-knot (in...
4. robin, n.1 View full entry c1400
...With capital initial. The male forename used allusively and in various proverbial phrases. Now rare....
5. Robin Hood, n. View full entry c1400
...A legendary English outlaw, popular from medieval times, who, according to tradition, stole from the rich to give to the poor. Hence allusively: an outlaw or bandit, esp....
6. spice, v. View full entry 1377
...trans. To prepare or season (food, etc.) with a spice or spices. Also allusively (quot. 1821)....
7. Tyburn, n. View full entry 1377
...The place of public execution for Middlesex until 1783, situated at the junction of the present Oxford Street, Bayswater Road, and Edgware Road. Hence in allusive use....
8. widower, n.1 View full entry 1362
...A man whose wife is dead (and who has not married again); a husband bereaved of his wife....
