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1. bend, v. View full entry c1000
...trans. To put in bonds, to fetter. Obs....
2. blow, v.1 View full entry c1000
...intr. The proper verb naming the motion or action of the wind, or of an aerial current. Sometimes with subject it, as ‘it blows hard’, and often with complement,...
3. crank, n.1 View full entry c1000
...A portion of an axis bent at right angles, used to communicate motion, or to change reciprocal into rotary motion, or the converse....
4. crystal, n. and adj. View full entry OE
...Ice. Cf. sense A. 2a. Obs....
5. dealer, n. View full entry c1000
...One who divides, distributes, delivers....
6. drop, v. View full entry c1000
...Of a liquid: To fall in drops or globules; to exude or distil in drops....
7. E, n.1 View full entry c1000
...simply....
8. edge, n. View full entry OE
...The thin sharpened side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon; opposed to the ‘back’ or blunt side; or to the ‘flat’ or broad surface of the blade. Often associated...
9. French, adj. and n. View full entry OE
...Esp. in early use: of or relating to the Romance-speaking peoples of western Europe (as opposed to the Germanic or Celtic peoples). In later use: of or relating to France....
10. H, n. View full entry c1000
...the eighth letter of the Roman alphabet, ancient and modern, representing historically the Semitic , Hheth or Kheth, through the Greek H, Heta,...
11. hit, v. View full entry a1075
...trans. To reach or get at with a blow or a missile; to give a blow to (something aimed at); to strike with aim or intent. When the success of the...
12. K, n. View full entry c1000
...The letter. The plural appears as Ks, K's, ks, k's. (Although now generally pronounced keɪ, the pronunciation kiː was formerly also current.)...
13. lid, n. View full entry c1000
...That which covers the opening at the top of a vessel or closes the mouth of an aperture; the upper part of a receptacle, which may be detached or turned upon a...
14. M, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
15. mandragora, n. View full entry OE
...= mandrake1 (arch.). Also (Bot., only in the form mandragora): any plant of the genus Mandragora; (in form Mandragora)...
16. Michael, n. View full entry OE
...Michaelmas-tide. Also Michael's-tide. Obs....
17. mind, n.1 View full entry OE
...The state of being remembered; remembrance, recollection. Chiefly in phrases....
18. N, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
19. nightshade, n.1 View full entry OE
...Any of several plants of the genus Solanum (family Solanaceae) and of the allied genus Atropa noted for their poisonous or narcotic properties, esp. woody nightshade...
20. P, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
