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1. air, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...An atmosphere contaminated by noxious fumes, vapours, etc.; such contaminating fumes themselves; miasma. Now only (with qualifying adjective) merged in sense 2a....
2. akhara, n. View full entry 1832
...In India: a wrestling ring or pit; a gymnasium or outdoor exercise area....
3. bed, n. View full entry c995
...A permanent structure or arrangement for sleeping on, or for the sake of rest. In some form or other it constitutes a regular article of household furniture in civilized life, as well...
4. bobbery, adj. View full entry 1873
...Of a pack of hounds: miscellaneous in breed or quality. Also more widely: poor, of indifferent quality, ‘scratch’. See also quot. 1934....
5. box, n.2 View full entry a1000
...A case or receptacle usually having a lid....
6. cart, v. View full entry 1393
...trans. To carry or convey in a cart; also fig.to cart off or away: to carry off or away in a cart; hence gen. to carry...
7. challenge, n. View full entry c1314
...An accusation, charge, reproach, objection....
8. chimney, n. View full entry a1330
...A fireplace or hearth. Obs. exc. dial....
9. country, n. View full entry c1275
...A tract or expanse of land of undefined extent; a region, district....
10. court, n.1 View full entry 1154
...A clear space enclosed by walls or surrounded by buildings; a yard, a court-yard; e.g. that surrounding a castle, or that left for the sake of light, etc. in the...
11. duck, n.1 View full entry 967
...A swimming bird of the genus Anas and kindred genera of the family Anatidæ, of which species are found all over the world....
12. English, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry eOE
...Of or belonging to England (or Britain) or its inhabitants....
13. grass, n.1 View full entry c725
...Herbage in general, the blades or leaves and stalks of which are eaten by horses, cattle, sheep, etc. Also, in a narrower sense, restricted to the smaller non-cereal Gramineæ (see...
14. guard, n. View full entry 1412
...Keeping, guardianship, custody, ward. to take guard: to take care. Obs....
15. gymkhana, n. View full entry 1861
...‘A place of public resort at a station, where the needful facilities for athletics and games of sorts are provided’ (Y.). Hence (esp. in European use), an athletic sports display. Now ...
16. kitty, n.4 View full entry 1825
...A prison, jail, or lock-up; a house of correction....
17. kraal, n. View full entry 1731
...A village of Southern or Central African native peoples, consisting of a collection of huts surrounded by a fence or stockade, and often having a central space for cattle, etc. Also ...
18. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
19. medical, adj. and n. View full entry 1646
...Of, relating to, or designating the science or practice of medicine in general, or its practitioners....
20. military, adj. and n. View full entry a1460
...Of or relating to warfare or defence; adapted to or connected with a state of war; designed for military use. Of, relating, or belonging to armed forces or an army (now freq....
