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1. acre, n. View full entry OE
...A plot or piece of land, a field; spec. a piece of tilled or arable land. Now arch. and in proper names, as Long Acre....
2. advice, n. View full entry c1300
...The view which a person holds in regard to a given matter; opinion, judgement, assessment. Also: the action of adopting a particular view or opinion; decision; (occas.) an opinion. Obs....
3. all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry eOE
...With singular noun. The whole amount, quantity, extent, or compass of; the whole of....
4. bastard, n. and adj. View full entry 1297
...One begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate or natural child....
5. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
6. black, adj. and n. View full entry eOE
...Designating the darkest colour possible, that of soot, coal, the sky on a moonless night in open country, and a small hole in a hollow object; of or having this colour; (also)...
7. blue, adj. and n. View full entry c1300
...Of a colour of the spectrum intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or deep sea on a clear day....
8. boatswain, n. View full entry OE
...A ship's officer in charge of equipment (in a sailing ship, esp. the sails, rigging, cables, etc.) and the work of the crew on deck. Cf. bosun...
9. coolie, n. View full entry 1622
...In India and (later also) China: a hired labourer (esp. one employed by a European); a porter (now esp. in a railway station). Hence also: an Asian labourer working abroad (now chiefly...
10. 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....
11. Dutch, adj., n., and adv. View full entry c1380
...Of or relating to the people of Germany; German. Obs. exc. as a historical archaism, and in some parts of U.S.: see B. 1 and Dutchman...
12. English, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry eOE
...Of or belonging to England (or Britain) or its inhabitants....
13. history, n. View full entry eOE
...A written narrative constituting a continuous chronological record of important or public events (esp. in a particular place) or of a particular trend, institution, or person's life. Common in the titles of...
14. hog, n.1 View full entry OE
...A domestic pig reared for slaughter; spec. a castrated male pig. Also more widely: any domestic pig. Cf. pig1a....
15. hothouse, n. View full entry c1450
...A bathhouse with hot baths, steam baths, etc.; = bagnio1. Now hist. and rare....
16. June, n. View full entry lOE
...The sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, containing 30 days and falling between May and July....
17. love, n.1 View full entry eOE
...A feeling or disposition of deep affection or fondness for someone, typically arising from a recognition of attractive qualities, from natural affinity, or from sympathy and manifesting itself in concern for the...
18. macaroni, n. View full entry 1616
...In Jonson's use: (prob.) = gnocchiObs.rare....
19. main, n.1 View full entry OE
...Physical strength, force, or power. Now only in with might and main: see might1b....
20. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
