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1. Anti-ˈMason, n. View full entry 1828
...One who is opposed to Freemasonry, used esp. (in the U.S.) of a member of the Anti-Masonic (political) Party....
2. beaver, n.1 View full entry c1000
...An amphibious rodent, distinguished by its broad, oval, horizontally-flattened, scaly tail, palmated hind feet, coat of soft fur, and hard incisor teeth with which it cuts down trees; remarkable for its skill...
3. brown, adj. View full entry a1000
...Dusky, dark. (Now only poetic, and regarded as transf. from sense 2.)...
4. captain, n. View full entry c1380
...One who stands at the head of others and leads them, or exercises authority over them; a headman, chief, or leader. Now only as fig. use of special senses....
5. company, n. View full entry c1250
...Companionship, fellowship, society; †also transf. of things. in company: in the society of others, amidst other people, as opposed to alone; †also, altogether, in all (...
6. cub, n.1 View full entry 1530
...orig. A young fox....
7. deacon, n.1 View full entry c900
...Ecclesiastical. The name of an order of ministers or officers in the Christian church....
8. demit, n. View full entry 1856
...Written permission to leave a lodge, granted to a mason....
9. den, n.1 View full entry OE
...The lair or habitation of a wild beast....
10. G, n. View full entry 1596
...G. g, g is used to denote anything occupying the seventh place in a series. (Cf. A, B, C, etc.)...
11. Girl Scout, n. View full entry 1909
...A girl belonging to the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., an American organization corresponding to Girlguiding UK (formerly the Guides Association: see guide2d). Also in later use in the...
12. Girl Scouting, n. View full entry 1911
...The Girl Scout movement; the activities involved in being a Girl Scout....
13. good, adj., adv., and n. View full entry 805-31
...Of things: Having in adequate degree those properties which a thing of the kind ought to have....
14. grand, adj. and n. View full entry a1400-50
...the Grand: = ‘the Great’ Frenchle grand, la grande as an epithet of a famous person, city, or country. Obs....
15. grip, n.1 View full entry OE
...Firm hold or grasp; the action of gripping, grasping, or clutching; esp. the tight or strained grasp of the hand upon an object (cf. handgrip); also, grasping power....
16. guard, n. View full entry 1412
...Keeping, guardianship, custody, ward. to take guard: to take care. Obs....
17. jamboˈree, n. View full entry 1868
...A noisy revel; a carousal or spree. orig. U.S.slang....
18. lieutenant, n. View full entry 1377
...One who takes the place of another; usually, an officer civil or military who acts for a superior; a representative, substitute, vicegerent....
19. mark, n.1 View full entry eOE
...A boundary, frontier, or limit. Also: land within or near certain boundaries (cf. march). Obs....
20. master, n.1 and adj. View full entry eOE
...gen. A person (predominantly, a man) having authority, direction or control over the action of another or others; a director, leader, chief, commander; a ruler, governor. Now arch....