Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century which are No Longer in Use, Or are Not Used in the Same Sense. And Words which are Now Used Only in the Provincial Dialects, Volume 1 |
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... England , the Anglo - Saxon , which was that of our Teu- tonic forefathers , and consequently one of the pure Teutonic dialects , and the Anglo - Norman , one of the Neo - Latin family of tongues , which was brought in by the Norman ...
... England , the Anglo - Saxon , which was that of our Teu- tonic forefathers , and consequently one of the pure Teutonic dialects , and the Anglo - Norman , one of the Neo - Latin family of tongues , which was brought in by the Norman ...
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... England , 1593 Call all my servants , lay down all my meat to the fire , set all my hogshead abroach . Shadwell , Bury Fair , 1689 ( 1 ) adj . Broad . Min ABROAD , ABRODE , sheu . ( 2 ) adv . In pieces asunder . Cornw . Away in pieces ...
... England , 1593 Call all my servants , lay down all my meat to the fire , set all my hogshead abroach . Shadwell , Bury Fair , 1689 ( 1 ) adj . Broad . Min ABROAD , ABRODE , sheu . ( 2 ) adv . In pieces asunder . Cornw . Away in pieces ...
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... England ACCROCHE , v . ( Fr. ) To g to catch hold of ; to inc to encroach . ACCRUMENT , S. ( from Fr. acc Addition ; increase . ACCUB , 8. The footmark of animal . Cockeram . ACCURSE , v . ( 4.-S. ) To cu ACURSE , Which is lif that oure ...
... England ACCROCHE , v . ( Fr. ) To g to catch hold of ; to inc to encroach . ACCRUMENT , S. ( from Fr. acc Addition ; increase . ACCUB , 8. The footmark of animal . Cockeram . ACCURSE , v . ( 4.-S. ) To cu ACURSE , Which is lif that oure ...
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... time of gathering them . Corn , and par- ticularly barley , which has ger- minated before it is malted , is said , in the East of England , to be acrespired . ACKERSPYRE . A word in use ( 2 ) Requital . Othello , iv , 2. 17 ACK.
... time of gathering them . Corn , and par- ticularly barley , which has ger- minated before it is malted , is said , in the East of England , to be acrespired . ACKERSPYRE . A word in use ( 2 ) Requital . Othello , iv , 2. 17 ACK.
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... England , ed . 1612 . ACTIT TION , s . ( Lat . ) Frequent action . ACTIVE CITIZEN , 8. A lous cant term is given in the Balatronicum , and is too to be omitted . ACTON , 8. ( 4.-N. ) A ja tunic , worn under a coat See Acketoun . His ...
... England , ed . 1612 . ACTIT TION , s . ( Lat . ) Frequent action . ACTIVE CITIZEN , 8. A lous cant term is given in the Balatronicum , and is too to be omitted . ACTON , 8. ( 4.-N. ) A ja tunic , worn under a coat See Acketoun . His ...
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