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1. spil(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: spile
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(a) A fragment of wood; a splinter; (b) spil bon, the thighbone, femur; also, a bone of the arm, prob. the radius. …

2. thrat adj.

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?Swollen, enlarged; ?misshapen. …

3. tinsel n.(1)

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Loss, destruction; also, spiritual loss, damnation; a state of damnation. …

4. tọ̄̆witheren v.

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To whirl around with sufficient force to break apart; also, cause (a body) to break apart under the stress of centrifugal force, whirl to bits. …

5. wī̆ndel n.(4)

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In cpds. and combs.: yarn (garn) windel, a wooden reel from which a hank or thread of yarn may be wound into a ball, a yarn-winder; yarn (garn) windel blade, one of the crossed arms of a yarn-winder. …

6. wisker n.

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A fan; also, a switch or fly swatter. …

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