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1. ab, n.2 View full entry 1956
...An abdominal muscle; = abdominal3. Usu. in pl....
2. abet, v. View full entry c1380
...trans....
3. able whackets, n. View full entry 1785
...Blows given on the palm of the hand with a twisted handkerchief. Hence: a sailors' card game in which the loser of the game (or of a point) receives such blows....
4. aboard, adv. and prep. View full entry a1393
...Alongside, on one side (of a ship or a shore). Freq. modified by hard, close. See also board on boardboard12d....
5. about, adv., prep.1, adj., and int. View full entry eOE
...In rotation or revolution; round in a circular course. Now rare except in fig. use with verbs....
6. above, adv., prep., n., and adj. View full entry lOE
...With regard to writing: further up on the present page; previously in the text; in a preceding paragraph, passage, etc. See also senses C. 3, D....
7. above board, adv. and adj. View full entry 1594
...Cards (esp. Gambling). With one's cards visible above the level of the playing table, so as to avoid suspicion of cheating. Also in fig. context. Obs....
8. above ground, adv. and adj. View full entry a1393
...Above the ground. Opposed to underground1a....
9. abseil, n. View full entry 1923
...A descent made by abseiling....
10. abseiling, n. View full entry 1936
...The action of abseil; the sport or activity in which this technique is practised....
11. accelerator, n. View full entry 1611
...gen. A person who or thing which accelerates something (in speed, rate, amount, or extent, or in time)....
12. acceptance, n. View full entry 1528-30
...Law. An agreement to abide by the act or contract of another, such as a predecessor in an office, by some act which amounts to a recognition or approval of it,...
13. † accloy, n. View full entry 1673
...A wound in the sole of a horse's foot caused by a horseshoe nail; a prick (prick1b)....
14. † accloying, n. View full entry ?1520
...The action or process of accloy; overburdening, satiating; (Farriery) making lame by pricking with a nail while shoeing....
15. ace, v. View full entry 1923
...trans.Sport....
16. acrobatically, adv. View full entry 1860
...In the manner of an acrobat; with gymnastic skill....
17. acrobatism, n. View full entry 1848
...The art or profession of the acrobat; the performance of gymnastic feats. Also in extended use....
18. across the board, adv. and adj. View full entry 1903
...Betting. (Wagered to finish) in either first, second, or third place....
19. actioned, adj. View full entry 1811
...With preceding word: having action of a specified kind; functioning in a particular way. Cf. action19....
20. ad, n.4 View full entry 1915
...= advantage5. Cf. van...
