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1. bad, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry 1203
...Of poor quality or little worth....
2. 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)...
3. boy, n.1 and int. View full entry c1300
...A male servant, slave, assistant, junior employee, etc....
4. edge, n. View full entry OE
...The thin sharpened side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon; opposed to the ‘back’ or blunt side; or to the ‘flat’ or broad surface of the blade. Often associated...
5. French, adj. and n. View full entry OE
...Esp. in early use: of or relating to the Romance-speaking peoples of western Europe (as opposed to the Germanic or Celtic peoples). In later use: of or relating to France....
6. get, v. View full entry ?c1200
...To obtain possession of (property, etc.) as the result of effort or contrivance....
7. gun, n. View full entry 1339
...A weapon consisting essentially of a metal tube (massive enough to require to be mounted on a carriage or a fixed substructure) from which heavy missiles are thrown by the force of...
8. happy, adj. View full entry 1340
...Coming or happening by chance; fortuitous; chance. Obs.rare....
9. hard, adj. and n. View full entry 971
...A primary adjective expressing consistency of matter: That does not yield to blows or pressure; not easily penetrated or separated into particles; firm and resisting to the touch; solid, compact in substance...
10. head, n.1 View full entry c825
...The anterior part of the body of an animal, when separated by a neck, or otherwise distinguished, from the rest of the body; it contains the mouth and special sense-organs, and the...
11. hold, v. View full entry a855
...To keep watch over, keep in charge, herd, ‘keep’ (sheep, etc.); to rule (men). Only in Old English and early Middle English Obs....
12. impaired, adj. View full entry 1611
...Rendered worse; injured in amount, quality, or value; deteriorated, weakened, damaged....
13. 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...
14. magic, adj. (and int.) View full entry a1393
...Of or relating to magic (originally in art magic, magic arts, etc.). Also: using magic; working or produced by magic....
15. man, n.1 (and int.) View full entry eOE
...A human being....
16. Mexican, n. and adj. View full entry 1578
...A native or inhabitant of Mexico. In early use perh. also: †a native or inhabitant of Mexico City (obs.)....
17. Michael, n. View full entry OE
...Michaelmas-tide. Also Michael's-tide. Obs....
18. monkey, n. View full entry 1530
...Any of numerous small- to medium-sized primates belonging to the one of the three families Callitrichidae, Cebidae, and Cercopithecidae, most kinds of which have long tails...
19. mud, n.1 View full entry c1400
...Soft, moist, glutinous material resulting from the mixing of water with soil, sand, dust, or other earthy matter; mire, sludge. Also: hard material or ground produced by the drying of this; (...
20. mushroom, n. and adj. View full entry 1440
...Originally: a fleshy fungal fruiting body consisting of a stalk and a dome-shaped cap lined underneath with gills; the macroscopic fruiting body of a fungus, esp. a basidiomycete. Later also: any fungus,...
