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1. airless, adj. View full entry a1616
...Stuffy; unventilated, not open to the air....
2. all hid, n. (and int.) View full entry 1598
...The game of hide-and-seek. Also as : the call used in the game (see note)....
3. germen, n. View full entry 1608
...A reproductive element, esp. a seed or embryo; the rudiment of an organism, capable of developing into a new one. Chiefly fig. and in figurative contexts (see also...
4. merry-meeting, n. View full entry 1597
...A festivity; a convivial gathering....
5. neat's tongue, n. View full entry 1600
...The tongue of a cow or ox, esp. as an article of food....
6. pouncet-box, n. View full entry 1598
...App.: a small box with a perforated lid, used for holding perfumes. ...
7. pushpin, n. View full entry 1598
...A children's game in which each player pushes or propels a pin with the object of crossing that of another player. Now rare and hist....
8. revolving, adj. View full entry 1597
...Of the mind, thoughts, etc.: turning something over, considering, actively reasoning; active, agitated. †Also formerly of a person. Cf. revolve9....
9. seated, adj. View full entry a1616
...Fixed in position. Obs. or arch....
10. switch, n. View full entry 1597
...A slender tapering riding whip....
11. upstairs, adv., and n., and adj. View full entry 1598
...So as to ascend a flight of stairs; to the floor at the top of a staircase....
12. waverer, n. View full entry 1597
...One who wavers; one who is undecided or vacillates in opinion or choice; one who falters in allegiance or hesitates to embrace a particular party or cause....
