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1. able, adj., adv., and n. View full entry a1382
...In predicative use, with for (in early use also with to). Capable of, having sufficient strength or power for; ready for, fit to cope with. Now chiefly ...
2. bearer, n. View full entry a1382
...One who carries or conveys; a carrier, a porter....
3. ˈblaeness, n. View full entry 1382
...‘Blae’ quality; lividness as of a wound or stripe....
4. bray, v.2 View full entry 1382
...trans. To beat small; to bruise, pound, crush to powder; usually in a mortar....
5. bruised, adj. View full entry 1382
...Hurt or damaged by a heavy blow; contused; with skin crushed and discoloured. (Formerly in stronger sense.)...
6. bundle, n. View full entry a1382
...That which binds; a bandage. Obs.rare....
7. burnt | burned, adj. View full entry a1382
...Set on fire, consumed with fire....
8. coot, n.1 View full entry 1382
...A name originally given vaguely or generically to various swimming and diving birds. In many cases it seems to have been applied to the Guillemot (Uria troile), the Zee-koet or...
9. cram-, comb. form View full entry 1382
...compare cram2, cram1....
10. dainty, adj. View full entry a1382
...Valuable, fine, handsome; choice, excellent; pleasant, delightful. Obs. or dial. in general sense....
11. daub, v. View full entry 1382
...trans. In building, etc.: To coat or cover (a wall or building) with a layer of plaster, mortar, clay, or the like; to cover (laths or wattle) with a...
12. farmer, n.2 View full entry 1382
...One who undertakes the collection of taxes, revenues, etc., paying a fixed sum for the proceeds....
13. fitch, n.1 View full entry a1382
...= vetch; the plant Vicia sativa, or its seed. Also attrib., as fitch-grass....
14. generation, n. View full entry a1382
...The action or fact of bringing something into existence by natural or artificial processes; formation, production. †Also: mode of formation, nature of origin (obs.)....
15. gob, n.1 View full entry a1382
...A mass or lump (cf. gobbet3). Now dial....
16. gull, n.2 View full entry 1382
...An unfledged bird, esp. a gosling....
17. hipple, n. View full entry a1382
...A little heap....
18. junket, n. View full entry 1382
...A basket (orig. made of rushes); esp. a basket in which fish are caught or carried. Now dial....
19. keeling, n.2 View full entry 1382
...The action of keel; cooling....
20. liver, n.2 View full entry a1382
...A person who lives or is alive, a living creature; (chiefly Eng. regional (south. and south-west.) and U.S.) an inhabitant, dweller....