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1. ˈbat-ˌfowler, n. View full entry c1440
...One who practises bat-fowling....
2. ˈbat-ˌfowling, n. View full entry c1440
...The catching of birds by night when at roost....
3. bird-lime, n. View full entry c1440
...A glutinous substance spread upon twigs, by which birds may be caught and held fast....
4. bite, n. View full entry 1499
...The act or action of cutting, piercing, or wounding, with the teeth; also fig....
5. bowl, v.1 View full entry 1440
...intr. To play at bowls; to trundle or roll a bowl, etc. along the ground....
6. cheat, v. View full entry c1440
...trans. To escheat, confiscate. Obs....
7. ˈcheese-cake, n. View full entry c1440
...A cake or tart of light pastry, orig. containing cheese; now filled with a yellow butter-like compound of milk-curds, sugar, and butter, or a preparation of whipped egg and sugar....
8. church, v. View full entry 1440
...trans. Usu. in pass....
9. clack, n. View full entry c1440
...A sharp, sudden, dry sound as of two flat pieces of wood striking each other, partaking of the character of a clap and a crack....
10. claret, n.2 (and adj.) View full entry c1440
...A name originally given (like French vin clairet) to wines of yellowish or light red colour, as distinguished alike from ‘red wine’ and ‘white wine’; the contrast with the former...
11. column, n. View full entry c1440
...Archit. A cylindrical or slightly tapering body of considerably greater length than diameter, erected vertically as a support for some part of a building; spec. in the classic orders,...
12. cork, n.1 View full entry c1440
...The ‘bark’ or periderm of the cork-oak, which grows to a thickness of one or two inches, is very light, tough, and elastic, and is commonly used for a variety of purposes....
13. cream, v. View full entry c1440
...intr. Of milk: To form cream....
14. customer, n. View full entry c1440
...One who acquires ownership by long use or possession; a customary holder. Obs....
15. dancer, n. View full entry c1440
...One who dances; spec. one who dances professionally in public....
16. digger, n. View full entry c1400
...One who excavates or turns up the earth with a mattock, spade, or other tool; also an animal that turns up the earth. With adverb, as digger-up....
17. drag, v. View full entry c1440
...trans. To draw or pull (that which is heavy or resists motion); to haul; hence to draw with force, violence, or roughness; to draw slowly and with difficulty; to trail (anything)...
18. drip, n. View full entry c1440
...A falling drop. Obs....
19. driving, n. View full entry c1440
...The action of drive (q.v.), in various senses....
20. face, v. View full entry 1440
...intr....
