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1. āme n.(2)

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A liquid measure (of varying capacity). …

2. blī-gẹ̄ter n.

Additional spellings: bligeter
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A lead founder. …

3. bught n.

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(a) A bend or curve; loop (of thread or yarn); fold (of cloth); loop (in a dragon's tail); (b) a hollow or curve in the body; bught of the arm, the angle of the elbow; bught of the kne (leg), the……

4. but(te n.(5)

Additional spellings: butte
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(a) A fish of the family Pleuronectidae, a flounder; (b) but tourte, a torte or pie containing this fish; -- used as personal name. …

5. clap-holt n.

Additional spellings: clapholt
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Small boards of split oak, board cut to make barrel staves. …

6. corf n.

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(a) A basket; (b) ?a booth. …

7. cropling n.

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An inferior kind of stockfish. …

8. cunte n.

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(a) A woman's private parts; cunte-beten, impotent (man); (b) the corresponding organ(s) of a female animal; (c) sexual intercourse; (d) in place names and surnames; grope cunte lane [see gropen v.]……

9. dēle n.

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(a) A sawed board; firren dele, a deal made of fir; (b) dele maker, one who makes boards. …

10. doder n.

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(a) Flax dodder (Cuscuta epilinum), a greenish-yellow parasitic plant growing on flax; (b) ?hemlock (Conium maculatum). …

11. dọ̄l n.(3)

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A landmark; a boundary mark, such as a stone, post, or rail. …

12. drivel n.(1)

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A drudge or menial; also, a low fellow, rascal. …

13. dwẹ̄re n.

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(a) Doubt, perplexity, uncertainty; in (a) dwere, in doubt; without dwere, without question, certainly; (b) ?disagreement, dissension; ?distress, trouble; (c) amazement, awe; dread, fear. …

14. fokesail n.

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A sail attached to the foremast, a (triangular) foresail. …

15. fōr(e-dēl n.

Additional spellings: fore-del
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Advantage, advancement, benefit; ben at for-del, to have the upper hand. …

16. fuk n.

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A foresail; fuk mast, foremast. …

17. gār-fangel n.

Additional spellings: garfangel
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A fish spear. …

18. gilder n.(3)

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Any of a number of coins [orig. gold] of varying weight and value, current esp. in Germany, Holland, Flanders. …

19. gō̆le n.(1)

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(a) Gullet of an animal; (b) a throatful, speech, talk. …

20. grāpe n.(2)

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(a) A kind of pitchfork, dungfork; (b) ?a trowel. …

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