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1. all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry eOE
...With singular noun. The whole amount, quantity, extent, or compass of; the whole of....
2. arrest, v. View full entry c1374
...To stop, come to a stand, halt. Obs....
3. athwart, adv. and prep. View full entry c1470
...Across from side to side, transversely; usually, but not necessarily, in an oblique direction....
4. bank, n.2 View full entry 1275
...A long seat for several to sit on, a bench, or form; a platform or stage to speak from. Obs. (Cf. mountebank)...
5. flota, n. View full entry 1690
...The name given to the Spanish fleet which used to cross the Atlantic and bring back to Spain the products of America and the West Indies. Also gen....
6. founder, v. View full entry c1330
...trans. To burst or smash (something) in; to force a passage through. Obs....
7. Irish, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry OE
...Of a person: native to Ireland; that is a citizen of Ireland; (also) descended from emigrants from Ireland to another country, esp. the United States or Australia (cf. Irish-American, ...
8. † kneck, n. View full entry 1706
...Obs. or erron. var. of kink...
9. off, v. View full entry 1642
...trans....
10. off, adv., prep., n.1, and adj. View full entry eOE
...Expressing motion or direction from a place: to a distance, away, quite away; as in to go off, run off, drive off. to be off...
11. pair, n.1 View full entry c1300
...A set of two individual things of the same kind, that are associated or complementary in use, purpose, position, etc....
12. potwalloper, n. View full entry 1744
...= potwaller Now hist....
13. private, adj.1, adv., and n. View full entry 1395
...Of a religious rule: not shared by all Christians. Of an individual or a religious order: living according to distinct religious rules; set apart by distinct beliefs, religious practices, etc. Obs....
14. small craft, n. View full entry 1671
...With pl. concord. Small trading vessels, boats, lighters, etc., collectively....
15. threshold, n. View full entry c888
...The piece of timber or stone which lies below the bottom of a door, and has to be crossed in entering a house; the sill of a doorway; hence, the entrance to...
16. tidal, adj. View full entry 1808
...Of, pertaining to, or affected by tides; ebbing and flowing periodically....