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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. as, adv. and conj. View full entry OE
...Of quantity or degree: in that degree, to that extent (in or to which). Obs....
3. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
4. clean, adj. View full entry 883
...Clear....
5. coin, v.1 View full entry c1330
...trans. To make (money) by stamping metal....
6. day, n. View full entry c950
...‘The time between the rising and setting of the sun’ (Johnson); the interval of light between successive periods of darkness or night; in ordinary usage including the lighter part of...
7. ˈdressing, n. View full entry c1440
...The action of dress, in various senses....
8. edification, n. View full entry 1382
...Building. rare in mod. use....
9. edify, v. View full entry a1340
...trans. To build; to construct (a dwelling, edifice) of the usual building materials. rare in mod. use....
10. ˈedifying, adj. View full entry 1526
...That builds. Obs....
11. fat, adj. and n.2 View full entry c893
...Of an animal used for food: Fed up for slaughter, ready to kill, fatted....
12. fine, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry a1300
...Of superior quality, choice of its kind....
13. hat, n. View full entry c725
...A covering for the head; in recent use, generally distinguished from other head-gear, as a man's cap (or bonnet) and a woman's bonnet, by having a more or less horizontal brim all...
14. hog, n.1 View full entry OE
...A domestic pig reared for slaughter; spec. a castrated male pig. Also more widely: any domestic pig. Cf. pig1a....
15. lay, v.1 View full entry c888
...trans. To bring or cast down from an erect position (in Old English often, to strike down, slay); †fig. to cast down, abase, humble. Now only with complement denoting...
16. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
17. market, n. View full entry lOE
...A meeting or gathering together of people for the purchase and sale of provisions or livestock, publicly displayed, at a fixed time and place; the occasion or time of this. Also: the...
18. master, n.1 and adj. View full entry eOE
...gen. A person (predominantly, a man) having authority, direction or control over the action of another or others; a director, leader, chief, commander; a ruler, governor. Now arch....
19. millstone, n. View full entry eOE
...Either of a pair of circular stones which grind corn by the rotation of the upper stone on the lower (or nether) one....
20. mystery, n.1 View full entry c1350
...Mystical presence or nature; mystical significance. in (also through) his mystery: in or by its mystical presence or nature. in (a) mystery: mystically, symbolically; with hidden or...
