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1. Alaska, n. View full entry 1867
...the purchase by the United States from Russia, in 1867, of the territory now constituting the state of Alaska. Cf. purchase13c....
2. Ballyhack, n. View full entry 1843
...Hell....
3. beg, v. View full entry ?c1225
...To ask alms or by way of alms....
4. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
5. dog, n.1 View full entry OE
...A domesticated carnivorous mammal, Canis familiaris (or C. lupus familiaris), which typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, non-retractile claws, and a barking, howling, or...
6. fib, n.1 View full entry 1568
...A venial or trivial falsehood; often used as a jocular euphemism for ‘a lie’....
7. Geneva print, n. View full entry 1606
...Roman type, esp. the small roman type typically used in pocket editions of the Geneva Bible, such as were commonly and characteristically carried by English Puritans and members of separatist...
8. Halifax, n. View full entry 1630
...go to Halifax: see go30c. (Now regarded as a euphemism for hell.) Also in phr. from Hell, Hull, and Halifax, Good Lord, deliver us...
9. naff, v. View full entry 1959
...intr. = fuck4to fuck off1fuck1. Freq. with off....
10. nonny-nonny, int. and n. View full entry 1533
...Used in songs as (part of) a refrain. Also in extended use. Cf. hey2, nonny, nonny-no1. Now arch....
11. Sam Hill, n. View full entry 1839
...A euphemism for hell; used especially in expressions of impatience or irritation preceded by in or the with an interrogative word....
12. sprain, v.1 View full entry 1622
...trans. To wrench or twist (a part of the body) so as to cause pain or difficulty in moving....
13. tat, v.1 View full entry 1607
...trans....
