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1.
ān-sǣte
n.
Additional spellings:
ansæte
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A recluse.
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2.
biso(u)nt
n.
Additional spellings:
bisount
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
The European bison.
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3.
bush
n.(1)
73 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A woods, grove; thicket, underbrush;
bank and bush
, hill and (wooded) dale;
under the bush
, in (the shelter of) the woods; (b) rank growth.
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flaun
n.
11 quotations in 1 sense
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A sort of pie or cake [see quots. 1381, c1425].
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