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1. Aberdeen, n. View full entry 1639
...attrib. Of or relating to Aberdeen; spec. designating things originating in, made in, or associated with Aberdeen, as Aberdeen granite, Aberdeen sausage, etc....
2. Achilles, n. View full entry 1703
...the large strong tendon by which the muscles of the back of the lower leg are attached to the heel....
3. Acol, n. View full entry 1938
...A system of bidding designed to enable partners with weaker hands to find suitable contracts. Freq. (and in earliest use) attrib., as Acol player, Acol system,...
4. Agassiz trawl, n. View full entry 1882
...A type of beam trawl consisting of a net attached to a rigid frame with a hoop on either side, used to collect organisms dwelling on the sea floor....
5. Akhal-Teke, adj. and n. View full entry 1882
...Designating a light and hardy horse developed in Turkmenistan, having a slender body and a coat that typically has a metallic bloom; designating the breed to which this horse belongs....
6. Alexandra, n. View full entry 1863
...Designating things popularized by or associated with Princess (later Queen) Alexandra (18441925), consort of Edward VII. Now chiefly hist....
7. alickadoo, n. View full entry 1961
...A person who is attached to or associated with a rugby game or club but does not play, esp. an administrative official or committee member....
8. American, n. and adj. View full entry 1568
...An indigenous inhabitant of (any part of) the Americas; an American Indian. Now only with modifying word, as indigenous American, original American, etc.; see also Native American...
9. Appaloosa, n. View full entry 1924
...A breed of horse with white hair and dark patches of colour on the body, much used in former times by Indian peoples of western N. America....
10. ascham, n. View full entry 1860
...A sort of cupboard or case to contain bows and other implements of archery....
11. axel, n. View full entry 1930
...A jumping movement in skating (see quot. 1930)....
12. Babe Ruth, n. View full entry 1953
...Chiefly attrib. A youth baseball and softball league in North America, originally established for players aged 13–15 but now offering a variety of age divisions....
13. bad, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry 1203
...Of poor quality or little worth....
14. Badminton, n.1 View full entry 1843
...attrib. (in Badminton cup, Badminton mixture). Designating a summer drink made with sweetened claret and soda water. Now rare....
15. badminton, n.2 View full entry 1863
...A game played on a court (usually indoors) across a net with rackets and a shuttlecock....
16. bandy, v. View full entry 1577
...trans. To throw or strike (a ball) to and fro, as in the games of tennis and bandy. (Mostly with figurative reference.)...
17. bantam, n. View full entry 1749
...A small variety of the domestic fowl, most breeds of which have feathered legs: the cocks are spirited fighters....
18. barley-break, n. View full entry 1557
...An old country game, varying in different parts, but somewhat resembling Prisoner's Bars, originally played by six persons (three of each sex) in couples; one couple, being left in a...
19. basket, n. View full entry a1300
...A vessel of wickerwork, made of plaited osiers, cane, rushes, bast, or other materials....
20. bat, n.2 View full entry ?c1225
...A stick, a club, a staff for support and defence. (In 1387 applied to a crosier.) arch. Still dial. (Kent, Sussex, etc.) = staff, walking-stick....
