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1.
chippe
n.
23 quotations in 3 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A chip, splinter, shaving (of wood); also, kindling, trash (usu. pl.); (b) peg; (c) share-beam (of a plow).
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cǒupe
n.(1)
24 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A large wicker basket; pannier, dosser;
coupe ful
; (b) a coop or house for chickens;
henne coupe
; (c) a cart or sled with a wicker box (as for carrying manure);
coupe bodi
, wicker body (of a…
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tā̆velin
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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?One of a pair of boards used to hold a bundle of skins; ?a small piece of fur, a skin.
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