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1. ables, adv. View full entry 1673
...Perhaps, possibly; = aiblins...
2. acquiescency, n. View full entry 1646
...= acquiescence (in various senses)....
3. afterings, n. View full entry 1609
...That which remains or is left; the remnant, the remains; (Theol.) a part of the suffering of Christ that remains in the flesh of man. Now Sc. and...
4. afternooning, n. View full entry 1678
...A light meal or snack eaten in the afternoon....
5. ajee, adv. and adj. View full entry 1693
...Of a door, gate, or window: so as to be slightly or partially open; ajar....
6. † alantom, adv. View full entry 1686
...At a distance. Also with off....
7. alcatote, n. View full entry 1638
...A silly or foolish person....
8. alewife, n.2 View full entry 1633
...A herring or shad of the North American east coast, Alosa pseudoharengus, occurring in both migratory and landlocked forms. Also (U.S. regional): any of several other east coast...
9. aˈnauntrins, adv. View full entry 1691
...In case, in the event that....
10. apple, v. View full entry 1601
...intr. Of vegetables, flower buds, and esp. (in later use) root crops: to swell into a globular shape; to become shaped like an apple....
11. † aˈrrivance, n. View full entry a1616
...The act or fact of arriving, arrival; concr. people arriving, arrivals: in which sense the 1st folio of Shakespeare has arrivancie(= y)....
12. † asiˈnego, n. View full entry 1609
...A little ass....
13. † awe-bound, adj. View full entry 1631
...Bound by awe or restraint of authority; submissive, obedient....
14. † ˈbackermost, adj. View full entry 1669
...By-form of backmost...
15. backstay, n. View full entry 1626
...Naut. (often pl.) Long ropes, slanting a little abaft, extending from the upper mast-heads to both sides or to the ‘channels’ of the ship, where they are fastened to...
16. badger, v.1 View full entry 1600
...intr. Originally: †to trade as a badger (badger) (obs.). Later: to haggle, drive a bargain. Also trans.: to beat down in price. See also ...
17. † ballow, n.2 View full entry 1677
...A shoal or sandbank....
18. † ˈbargain, n.2 View full entry 1602
...A small farm-holding....
19. † bargh, n. View full entry 1674
...A detached low ridge or hill....
20. barrack, n.1 View full entry 1686
...A temporary hut or cabin; e.g. for the use of soldiers during a siege, etc. Still in north. dial....
