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1. acrost, prep. and adv. View full entry 1759
...= across...
2. advisory, adj. and n. View full entry 1751
...Having the function of or responsibility for giving advice; characterized by the giving of advice; (sometimes) spec. having or consisting in the power to make recommendations, without necessarily being empowered...
3. alley, n.2 View full entry 1720
...A toy marble (marble11a), orig. one of high quality made from marble or alabaster, later also one made from glass or other material. Also (occas.) attrib. in...
4. ˈbachelorize, v. View full entry a1739
...To take the degree of bachelor (of Arts, etc.)....
5. back country, n. View full entry 1746
...The country lying towards or in the rear of a settled district....
6. banjo, n. View full entry 1764
...A stringed musical instrument, played with the fingers, having a head and neck like a guitar, and a body like a tambourine; a modification of the bandore....
7. boatie, n. View full entry 1788
...orig. and chiefly Sc. A (small) boat....
8. bob, n.8 View full entry 1789
...A shilling....
9. body line, n. and adj. View full entry 1741
...Chiefly Typogr. Originally: = body strokebody2. Now chiefly: the mean line, or the area between the base line and mean line (cf. mean linemean...
10. boil-up, n. View full entry 1727
...= boil1; the act of boiling or washing clothes, (Canad. and N.Z.) making tea, etc. Also attrib....
11. brim, n.5 View full entry 1795
...U.S. and Austral. var. of bream In U.S. spec. the long-eared sunfish (Lepomis auritus); cf. bream2b....
12. budgeree, adj. View full entry 1793
...Good, excellent....
13. ˈbullock, v. View full entry 1716
...trans. and intr. = bullyObs. exc. dial....
14. chow-chow, n. and adj. View full entry 1795
... A mixture or medley of any sort; e.g. mixed pickles or preserves. Also, food of any kind. India and China....
15. colonial, adj. and n. View full entry 1776
...Of, belonging to, or relating to a colony, or (spec.) the British colonies; in American history, of or belonging to the thirteen British colonies which became the United States, or...
16. corker, n. View full entry 1723
...? A cork-cutter. Obs....
17. croppy, n.2 View full entry 1798
...One who has his hair cropped short; applied esp. to the Irish rebels of 1798, who wore their hair cut very short as a sign of sympathy with...
18. ˈcrosswalk, n. View full entry 1744
...A path or walk that crosses another, esp. in a garden....
19. cuddy, n.3 View full entry 1714-15
...A donkey. (Also cuddy ass.)...
20. damper, n. View full entry 1748
...Something that damps or depresses the spirits, etc.; also, a person who does the same....
