The Dictionary of National Biography (1885–).
The 427th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 1047 quotations (about 0.03% of all OED quotations).
| Lemma | Definition | Date | |
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| Batswana | With pl. concord. The Tswana people of central southern Africa, regarded… | 1894 | Go To Quotation |
| cat | A name given to a vessel formerly used in the coal and timber trade on the north-east… | 1699 | Go To Quotation |
| metamorphosize | trans. To cause to undergo a change of form, nature, or character; to metamorphose (a person or thing). | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| overpay | trans. To pay or recompense (a person, formerly also a service, etc.) beyond what is… | 1590 | Go To Quotation |
| rummish | Somewhat odd; rather peculiar; = rummy adj. | 1709 | Go To Quotation |
| scoggan | An automatic contrivance for opening valves in Newcomen's steam engine 1713. (See quot. 1744.) | 1719 | Go To Quotation |
| Staunton | Used attrib. and absol. to designate chess-men of a design now accepted as standard. | 1898 | Go To Quotation |
| Taylorian | The familiar name (used as adj. n.) of the Taylor Institution of the University… | 1898 | Go To Quotation |
| turcopole | A light-armed soldier of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. | 1896 | Go To Quotation |
| unaker | (See quots.) | 1744 | Go To Quotation |
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