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1. 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....
2. bear, n.1 View full entry c1000
...A heavily-built, thick-furred plantigrade quadruped, of the genus Ursus; belonging to the Carnivora, but having teeth partly adapted to a vegetable diet. ...
3. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
4. brother, n. View full entry OE
...The word applied to a male being to express his relationship to others (male or female) as the child of the same parent or parents....
5. clean, adj. View full entry 883
...Clear....
6. day, n. View full entry c950
...‘The time between the rising and setting of the sun’ (Johnson); the interval of light between successive periods of darkness or night; in ordinary usage including the lighter part of...
7. fat, adj. and n.2 View full entry c893
...Of an animal used for food: Fed up for slaughter, ready to kill, fatted....
8. fine, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry a1300
...Of superior quality, choice of its kind....
9. 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....
10. 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....
11. joy, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A vivid emotion of pleasure arising from a sense of well-being or satisfaction; the feeling or state of being highly pleased or delighted; exultation of spirit; gladness, delight....
12. knight, n. View full entry c893
...A boy, youth, lad. (Only in Old English) Obs....
13. lay, v.1 View full entry c888
...trans. To bring or cast down from an erect position (in Old English often, to strike down, slay); †fig. to cast down, abase, humble. Now only with complement denoting...
14. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
15. manage, v. View full entry 1561
...Horse Riding....
16. 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...
17. 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....
18. metropolitan, n. and adj. View full entry a1387
...Christian Church....
19. mystery, n.1 View full entry c1350
...Mystical presence or nature; mystical significance. in (also through) his mystery: in or by its mystical presence or nature. in (a) mystery: mystically, symbolically; with hidden or...
20. neat, adj. (n.2 and int.) and adv. View full entry 1453
...Of a thing, a place, etc.: characterized by an elegance of form or arrangement, with freedom from unnecessary additions or embellishments; of agreeable but simple appearance; finely made or proportioned; well-formed. Also...
