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1. a dē̆vel-wei phr. or adv.
Additional spellings:
a develwei
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(a) To the Devil, to hell; wend a devel-wei, go away, get out!; (b) as an oath or expletive: the Devil!
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2. a parcel(es phr.
3. blank-de-sorẹ̄ n. (from phr.)
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blankdesore
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A dish of minced chicken or fish [see quots.].
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4. blaunk plum(b phr.
5. brank ursine phr.
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The acanthus (Acanthus mollis).
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7. ditizance doutance phr.
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For a certainty, without fail.
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9. drūe-le-reigne phr. as n.
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druelereigne
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Dear-to-the-queen, the queen's paramour; -- a nickname.
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11. hasard a tǒut phr.
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Risk everything, shoot the works; -- used fig.
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12. hors de cǒuple phr.
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Out of couples!; -- a hunting cry on uncoupling hounds in the field.
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13. lune et lautre phr.
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?Each of two, the one and the other, both.
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15. maire serǧeaunt phr.
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Chief officer, an officer charged with carrying out legal arrests, searches, etc.
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16. male chaunce phr.
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Misfortune.
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17. malenǧīn(e n. & phr.
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malengine
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(a) Deceit, trickery; also a treacherous scheme; (b) law withouten fraude or (other) malengin, without fraud or deception.
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18. male jǒurnei phr.
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A bad day, a lost battle.
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19. males daies phr.
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Evil days, two days in each month which the folk regard as unlucky.
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20. meindre āǧe phr.
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State of being under age, minority.
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