| battle-worthy | Fit for use in battle. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| Davis | Used attrib. to designate: (a) apparatus invented by Davis to permit escape from… | 1931 | Go To Quotation |
| decentralize | trans. To undo the centralization of; to distribute administrative powers, etc., which… | 1859 | Go To Quotation |
| disalarm | trans. To free or relieve from alarm. | 1617 | Go To Quotation |
| faggot-vote | A vote manufactured for party purposes, by the transfer to persons, not… | 1817 | Go To Quotation |
| G.A.T.T. | A convention or organization established in 1947 to agree common rules for tariffs and to reduce trade restrictions. | 1948 | Go To Quotation |
| Gretna Green | Used attrib. in reference to the custom by which runaway couples from England have been… | 1813 | Go To Quotation |
| McKenna duties | Customs duties imposed on imports of ‘luxury’ items such as cars by McKenna, then… | 1923 | Go To Quotation |
| non-certifiable | Not certifiable, esp. not certifiably insane; not suitable for certification. | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| non-intervention | Absence of intervention; spec. the principle or practice of not becoming involved… | 1824 | Go To Quotation |
| oudstryder | A veteran who fought on the side of the Boer Republics, esp. in the Boer War (1899 –… | 1942 | Go To Quotation |
| paid-for | That has been paid for. | 1817 | Go To Quotation |
| Panlibhonco | Of, designating, or relating to merchant shipping flying a flag of convenience… | 1958 | Go To Quotation |
| paving | Designating (proposed) legislation or a debate intended to facilitate the future passing… | 1958 | Go To Quotation |
| peeler | Originally: a member of the Irish constabulary. Later: (more gen.) a police officer; spec.… | 1816 | Go To Quotation |
| pledgee | Chiefly Law. A person with whom a pledge or pawn is held or deposited; a pawnee. | 1737 | Go To Quotation |
| revet | trans. To vet again; to recheck, re-examine; esp. to re-investigate (a person)… | 1940 | Go To Quotation |
| revetting | The action or process of vetting again; rechecking, re-examining. | 1940 | Go To Quotation |
| seaplane | An aeroplane designed to be able to operate from water; spec. one with floats, in contrast to a flying boat. | 1913 | Go To Quotation |
| Spencean | Of or pertaining to Thomas Spence or his views. | 1817 | Go To Quotation |
| statesmanly | Befitting or characteristic of a statesman; of or relating to a statesman or statesmen. | 1813 | Go To Quotation |
| swart gevaar | The name given in South Africa to the threat to the Western way of life and… | 1948 | Go To Quotation |
| unenervated | (un- prefix 8.) | 1766 | Go To Quotation |
| West Lothian question | The British constitutional anomaly that, following devolution, Westminster MPs for… | 1977 | Go To Quotation |
| Wharncliffe | Used attrib. and in the possessive to designate a standing order in Parliament which… | 1846 | Go To Quotation |
