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1. academic, n. and adj. View full entry lOE
...Philos. Usu. with capital initial. An ancient philosopher of the Academy, the school of Plato and his followers; an adherent of the philosophical school of Plato; a Platonist....
2. aforeward, adv. and prep. View full entry a1200
...Before all others in rank or position; in front. Also: (of time) in the first place, first of all. Cf. foremostObs....
3. ball, n.1 View full entry 1166
...A rounded hill, a knoll. Now Eng. regional (south-west.)....
4. bar, n.1 View full entry c1175
...gen. A straight piece of wood, metal, or other rigid material, long in proportion to its thickness....
5. baron, n. View full entry a1200
...Hist. Originally, one who held, by military or other honourable service, from the king or other superior; afterwards restricted to the former or king's barons, and at length mostly...
6. breaker, n.1 View full entry c1175
...One who breaks, crushes, or destroys; so breaker off, etc.; and with defining n. as housebreaker, ship-breaker, etc., q.v....
7. charity, n. View full entry 1154
...Christian love: a word representing caritas of the Vulgate, as a frequent rendering of ἀγάπη in N.T. Greek. With various applications: as...
8. chequer | checker, n.1 View full entry 1178
...A chess-board; a square board divided into 64 small squares, coloured alternately dark and light. Obs....
9. Christmas, n. View full entry a1123
...The festival of the nativity of Christ, kept on the 25th of December. Usually extended more or less vaguely to the season immediately preceding and following this day, commonly observed as a...
10. church key, n. View full entry c1175
...Freq. in pl....
11. cony | coney, n. View full entry a1200
...A rabbit: formerly the proper and ordinary name, but now superseded in general use by rabbit, which was originally a name for the young only....
12. court, n.1 View full entry 1154
...A clear space enclosed by walls or surrounded by buildings; a yard, a court-yard; e.g. that surrounding a castle, or that left for the sake of light, etc. in the...
13. die, v.1 View full entry c1135
...intr. To lose life, cease to live, suffer death; to expire....
14. flume, n. View full entry c1175
...A stream, a river; also, water. Obs....
15. former, adj. View full entry c1160
...Earlier in time. Now chiefly in the more specific sense: Pertaining to the past, or to a period or occasion anterior to that in question....
16. fruit, n. View full entry c1175
...Vegetable products in general, that are fit to be used as food by men and animals. Now usually in pl. Also fruits of the earth or the....
17. gift, n.1 View full entry c1175
...The action of giving, an instance of the same; a giving, bestowal. of gift: as a gift, gratuitously, for nothing; also of free gift. (I would not...
18. granger, n. View full entry c1112
...One who is in charge of a grange; a farm-bailiff; also, ? a tenant-farmer....
19. greening, n.1 View full entry a1200
...The process of making something green or imparting a green colour, esp. to vegetables or other food. Cf. green2a. Now rare....
20. harbour | harbor, n.1 View full entry c1150
...Shelter, lodging, entertainment: sojourn, abode....
