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1. Jew, n. View full entry c1175
...A person of Hebrew descent; one whose religion is Judaism; an Israelite. ...
2. John, n. View full entry c1175
...A masculine Christian name, that of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist; hence from early Middle English times one of the commonest in England....
3. knowledge, n. View full entry lOE
...The action of acknowledging or owning something; acknowledgement, confession; an instance of this; (sometimes spec.) acknowledgement or recognition of a person's position, title, etc. Obs....
4. market, n. View full entry lOE
...A meeting or gathering together of people for the purchase and sale of provisions or livestock, publicly displayed, at a fixed time and place; the occasion or time of this. Also: the...
5. May, n.2 View full entry lOE
...The fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendar, containing 31 days and falling between April and June....
6. miracle, n. View full entry ?a1160
...A marvellous event not ascribable to human power or the operation of any natural force and therefore attributed to supernatural, esp. divine, agency; esp. an act (e.g. of healing) demonstrating...
7. much, adj., adv., pron., and n. View full entry a1154
...Of any physical object or entity: great in size or dimension; spec. (of a person) tall, large, bulky; (formerly also) †adult, grown up, mature (obs.). Now only in...
8. pack, n.1 View full entry 1191
...A bundle of things wrapped or tied up together for transport; a bale, package, or parcel; (sometimes) spec. the burden carried on the back of a person or animal....
9. pilgrim, n. View full entry lOE
...A person on a journey, a person who travels from place to place; a traveller, a wanderer, an itinerant. Also in early use: a foreigner, an alien, a stranger. Now literary...
10. plough | plow, n.1 View full entry lOE
...In northern and eastern areas of England and Scotland: the name given to a unit of land capable of being tilled by a team of oxen in a year; = ploughland...
11. popedom, n. View full entry lOE
...The office or position of Pope; the period of office of a pope, a pontificate. Cf. papacy1a....
12. puff, n. and adj. View full entry lOE
...The action of puffing; a sudden brief burst of wind or expelled breath; an abrupt emission of air, vapour, or smoke. Also fig....
13. puttock, n.1 View full entry c1175
...A bird of prey, esp. the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the buzzard (Buteo buteo). Now Eng. regional and Sc.rare....
14. sermon, n. View full entry a1200
...Something that is said; talk, discourse. Obs....
15. she, pron. View full entry 1154
...The female being in question, or last mentioned....
