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1. burgoo, n. View full entry 1743
...A thick oatmeal gruel or porridge used chiefly by seamen; loblolly....
2. coffee, n. View full entry 1598
...A drink made by infusion or decoction from the seeds of a shrub (see 3), roasted and ground or (in the East) pounded; extensively used as a beverage, and acting...
3. Ebenezer, n. View full entry 1693
...The name of the memorial stone set up by Samuel after the victory of Mizpeh: see 1 Sam. vii. 12. Used appellatively in religious literature in fig. phrases, alluding to...
4. fakir, n. View full entry 1609
...‘Properly an indigent person, but specially applied to a Mahommedan religious mendicant, and then loosely, and inaccurately, to Hindu devotees and naked ascetics’ (Yule)....
5. rabbi, n.1 View full entry OE
...A title of respect given esp. to a Jewish scholar or teacher with authority and expertise on law and ritual. Abbreviated R....
6. Roman, n.1 and adj.1 View full entry eOE
...An inhabitant or native of ancient Rome; a citizen, soldier, etc., belonging to the ancient Roman Republic or Empire....
7. Rosh Yeshiva, n. View full entry 1892
...The head of a yeshiva or Talmudic academy....
8. shittim, n. View full entry a1382
...= shittah Also attrib. Now rare....
9. Yahudi, n. View full entry 1858
...In Arabic-speaking or Muslim countries (in form Yahudi), and in some Jewish use, and hence in (chiefly U.S.) slang (in form Yehudi):...
