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1. A, n. View full entry 1979
...Brit.colloq. In form A (without point). A level. Usu. in pl....
2. AK in A, n. View full entry 1920
...= alte kacker...
3. A1, adj. View full entry 1837
...gen. Chiefly colloq. First-class, outstanding. Cf. A No. 1...
4. Aaron's rod, n. View full entry 1891
...slang. The penis. Cf. Aaron's bells2....
5. ab, n.2 View full entry 1956
...An abdominal muscle; = abdominal3. Usu. in pl....
6. ab, n.2 View full entry 1978
...With first element in singular form, as ab exercises, ab workout, etc....
7. ab, n.2 View full entry 1994
...With first element in plural form, as abs exercises, abs workout, etc....
8. abaht, adv. and prep. View full entry 1839
...About....
9. abbess, n. View full entry 1594
...colloq. A woman in charge of a brothel; a madam. Cf. nun2. More fully lady abbess, mother abbess. Now hist....
10. Abdul, n. View full entry 1870
...Originally: a male Turk; spec. (chiefly Austral. and N.Z.) a Turkish soldier in the First World War (191418); (also) Turkish soldiers collectively. Later...
11. abear, v. View full entry eOE
...trans. To endure, suffer; to tolerate. Now always with cannot. Cf. abide16. colloq. and regional (chiefly Eng.) after Middle English....
12. able whackets, n. View full entry 1785
...Blows given on the palm of the hand with a twisted handkerchief. Hence: a sailors' card game in which the loser of the game (or of a point) receives such blows....
13. ablute, v. View full entry 1703
...trans. To wash (oneself, or a part of the body). Also in figurative context....
14. ablute, v. View full entry 1791
...intr. To wash oneself; to bathe....
15. abluting in ablute, v. View full entry ?1773
16. ablution, n. View full entry 1955
...Mil. slang (chiefly Brit.). In pl. A building or room containing washing facilities and toilets....
17. Abo, n. and adj. View full entry 1908
...A member of an Australian aboriginal people; an Australian Aboriginal. ...
18. Abo, n. and adj. View full entry 1911
...Australian Aboriginal....
19. aboard, adv. and prep. View full entry 1821
...slang. In or into one's body through drinking or eating. Cf. board14d....
20. abomination, n. View full entry 1604
...colloq. A disagreeably large amount (of money). Obs.rare....
