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1. Aaronite, n. and adj. View full entry a1382
...A descendant or follower of Aaron; a member of the Jewish priesthood. Cf. Aaron...
2. Adullamite, n. and adj. View full entry a1382
...In biblical use, or allusions to this: a native or inhabitant of the Canaanite city of Adullam; (also) a frequenter of the nearby cave of Adullam, where a group discontented with the...
3. bucket, n.1 View full entry a1382
...‘The vessel in which water is drawn out of a well’....
4. bundle, n. View full entry a1382
...That which binds; a bandage. Obs.rare....
5. ebony, n. View full entry 1382
...A hard black wood, obtained from various species of the family Ebenaceæ, especially that mentioned under ebon2, and Diospyros Melanoxylon, a native of the Coromandel...
6. † garre, v. View full entry 1382
...intr. To growl, snarl; to chatter, chide; to chirp, twitter....
7. junket, n. View full entry 1382
...A basket (orig. made of rushes); esp. a basket in which fish are caught or carried. Now dial....
8. † overscorch, v. View full entry a1382
...trans. To hew (stone) roughly into the required shape; = rough-hew...
9. parch, v. View full entry a1382
...trans. To dry (esp. a foodstuff) by exposure to intense heat; to lightly roast or toast (corn, peas, etc.)....
10. quop, v. View full entry a1382
...intr. To tremble, wriggle, writhe; to throb, pulsate, palpitate. Eng. regional in later use....
11. snuff, n.1 View full entry 1382
...That portion of a wick, etc., which is partly consumed in the course of burning to give light, and in the case of candles requires to be removed at intervals; †a candle-end....
12. tink, v.1 View full entry c1384
...intr. To emit a metallic sound with very short resonance, e.g. as is done by a cracked bell, but sometimes used as = tinkle; to chink, clink. In quot....
