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341. taunen v.

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(a) To show (sth.), manifest, demonstrate; show (sth.) in words, explain, declare; (b) refl. to show oneself, appear.

342. tēl(e n.(4)

Additional spellings: tele
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(a) The European teal (Anas crecca) or any other of the various small fresh-water ducks of the genus Anas; also, ?a tercel [quot. a1400]; (b) a teal or the flesh of a teal used as food; (c) in…

343. temse n.

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A sieve or strainer.

344. temsen v.

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To sift (meal, flour, etc.), bolt; temsed lof, a loaf of bread of finely sifted flour; temsed mele, bolted meal.

345. thasilī adj.

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Suitable, proper.

346. thō̆le n.(1)

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A peg; thole bem, ?a block attached to a ship's gunwale to support the thole pin; ?the gunwale; thole pin, a cart pin.

347. thral adj.(2)

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Stout-hearted, sturdy, bold.

348. thurven v.

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(a) Of a candle: to be necessary (for sb.), be needed, avail; (b) impers. hit thare, used parenthetically: it is necessary; (c) ?impers. thurte, he experienced (no lack of knights at his disposal).

349. tī̆k(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: tike
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(a) An insect of the acarine family Ixodidae, a tick; a similar bloodsucking insect; also in fig. context; (b) ?a threadworm [may = (a)]; (c) ?a glowworm or firefly.

350. tī̆ke n.(2)

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(a) A case or cover for a pillow or bedding; (b) the material for making such a case.

351. tīke n.(3)

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(a) A dog, cur;—used in prov. expression; (b) fig. a lowborn person; also as a term of abuse; hethen tike; (c) ?as surname.

352. timber n.(2)

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A specific quantity of furs, usu. a bundle of forty skins.

353. tī̆tling n.

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A kind of stockfish;—also coll.

354. tod(de n.

Additional spellings: todde
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A measurement of weight for wool, usually 28 lbs.

355. tọ̄̆murten v.

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To break apart, split.

356. top n.(3)

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A basket; also, a measure, prob. of weight, for dry products.

357. top-castel n.

Additional spellings: topcastel
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A platform at the top of a ship's mast, esp. a fortified structure on a fighting ship.

358. tọ̄̆tag(ge n.

Additional spellings: totagge
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Fig. An attendant circumstance that can obscure the nature of a sin; an attendant circumstance affecting the gravity of a sin.

359. tǒut(e n.

Additional spellings: toute
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(a) A projection of rock and earth, a hill; ?also, the mound of earth at the base of a large tree [quot. a1425]; tout hille, = tote-hil(le n. (a); (b) the buttocks, rump; (c) in surname and place…

360. trāde n.

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(a) A track, trace; (b) naut. ?a roadstead.