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1. absorb, v. View full entry 1490
...trans. To swallow up, engulf, esp. in a body of water. Also with in. Freq. in pass. Also fig.Obs....
2. ahorseback, adv. View full entry ?1473
...On horseback....
3. anybody, n. and pron. View full entry 1490
...comb. of any and body in the sense of person (as in nobody, somebody): Any person, any one. It has all the...
4. backside, n. View full entry 1489
...The hinder or back part; the back, the rear....
5. band, n.3 View full entry 1490
...An organized company; a troop. Said of armed men, also of robbers, assassins, etc....
6. bank, n.3 View full entry 1474
...The table or counter of a money-changer or dealer in money. Obs. exc. Hist....
7. calamity, n. View full entry 1490
...The state or condition of grievous affliction or adversity; deep distress, trouble, or misery, arising from some adverse circumstance or event....
8. cubicle, n. View full entry 1483
...A bedchamber: in the general sense obs. since the l6th c., but re-introduced in modern use, esp. in English public schools, for one of the series of small...
9. damp, n.1 View full entry 1480
...An exhalation, a vapour or gas, of a noxious kind. Obs. exc. as in 1b....
10. desperate, adj., n., and adv. View full entry 1483
...Of a person: Having lost or abandoned hope; in despair, despairing, hopeless. (Const. of.) Obs. or arch....
11. deuce, n.1 View full entry 1481
...The two at dice or cards....
12. † dime, v. View full entry 1483
...trans....
13. fencing, n. View full entry 1489
...The action or art of using the sword scientifically as a weapon of offence or defence; the practice of this art with a blunted sword, foil, or stick....
14. furnish, v. View full entry 1477
...trans. To accomplish, complete, fulfil. Also with that and obj. clause: To bring about, ensure....
15. glim, v. View full entry 1481
...intr. To shine, gleam. Obs....
16. government, n. View full entry 1484
...The action of governing (see senses of the vb.)....
17. impose, v. View full entry 1484
...To lay on or set on; to place or set in a position; to put, place, or deposit. arch....
18. interior, adj. and n. View full entry 1490
...Situated more within, or (usually, simply) within, something; belonging to or connected with the inside; = inner1a, internal1....
19. jaw-bone | jawbone, n. View full entry 1490
...Any bone of the jaws; spec. each of the two forming the lower jaw in most mammals, or the whole bone formed by their combination in others....
20. mizzle, n.1 View full entry 1490
...Very fine misty rain; drizzle....
