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1.
railing(e
ger.
Additional spellings:
railinge
9 quotations in 2 senses
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Agr.
(a) The attaching (of a vine, plant) to a prop or rail; (b) a rail or stake used to support vines; (c) a branch of a vine, shoot;
railing braunch
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fig.
a group of the people of a nation…
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upcasting
ger.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Vomiting; (b)
pl.
houpcastinges
,
agr.
ridges of land cast up by plowing in a certain manner.
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