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1.
skrithe
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A loud cry.
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2.
stēne
n.(2)
9 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) In cpd.: stene kin [OE
stān-cynn
], a kind of building stone; (b) in place names [see Smith
PNElem.
2.141].
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3.
stilt(e
n.
Additional spellings:
stilte
16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The handle of a plow; (b) a wooden crutch; an artificial leg, peg leg; also, a stilt;
stilt bond
, a strap for attaching a stilt or a peg leg; (c) ?one of the uprights of a ladder; (d) in surname.
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4.
tū̆tel
n.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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The mouth; also in
fig.
context; also, the devil's mouth.
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