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1. bandit, n. View full entry 1594
...lit. One who is proscribed or outlawed; hence, a lawless desperate marauder, a brigand: usually applied to members of the organized gangs which infest the mountainous districts of Italy,...
2. batty, adj. View full entry 1600
...Of or belonging to a bat, bat-like....
3. bedroom, n. View full entry 1600
...Room in bed, sleeping room or space. rare....
4. belly, v. View full entry 1609
...trans. To cause to swell out....
5. betting, n.1 View full entry a1616
...The making of bets, wagering. Also (Horse Racing), the odds offered. to change the betting, i.e. the course of the betting on an event, put for ‘the chances,...
6. botch, n.2 View full entry a1616
...A botched place or part, a flaw or blemish resulting from unskilful workmanship....
7. bottled, adj. View full entry 1597
...Resembling a bottle, protuberant, swollen....
8. bow-wow, int. and n. View full entry a1616
...ˈbaʊˈwaʊ An imitation of the barking of a dog....
9. 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....
10. buzzer, n.1 View full entry 1604
...An insect that buzzes. Also fig....
11. cased, adj. View full entry a1616
...Enclosed in or furnished with a case, put into a case, etc. (see the verb)....
12. ˈcircling, adj. View full entry 1594
...Encircling....
13. cockled, adj.1 View full entry 1598
...Furnished with a shell....
14. control, n. View full entry 1597
...The fact of controlling, or of checking and directing action; the function or power of directing and regulating; domination, command, sway....
15. dawn, n. View full entry a1616
...The first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise, or the time when it appears; the beginning of daylight; daybreak....
16. dominie, n. View full entry a1625
...A schoolmaster, pedagogue. (Now chiefly Sc.)...
17. drug, v.2 View full entry a1616
...trans. To mix or adulterate (food or drink) with a drug, esp. a narcotic or poisonous drug. Also fig. and poet....
18. eyeball, n. View full entry 1593
...= ball of the eye....
19. † flap-dragon, n. View full entry 1598
...‘A play in which they catch raisins out of burning brandy and, extinguishing them by closing the mouth, eat them’ (Johnson); = snapdragon...
20. flaw, v.1 View full entry 1623
...trans. To make a flaw or crack in; to crack; to damage by a crack or fissure; to cause a defect in, mar....
