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41. wīlde fǒul(e phr. & n.
Additional spellings:
wilde foule
17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An undomesticated bird in contrast to a domesticated bird; a wild bird, esp. a game bird;—also coll.; also, a bird of prey, a scavenging bird [1st quot.]
(b) the carcass or flesh of a wild bird……
43. wīlde wāre phr. or n.
9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Coll. Furs, pelts, or skins taken from wild animals, as a commodity or raw material for clothing, trim, etc.; ?also, wild animals [last quot.];
(b) ornamental fur decoration.
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44. wīlde werk phr. or n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Peltry of wild, as opposed to domesticated, animals.
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45. wīlde wọ̄de phr. & n.
9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A natural forest; also, a trackless woodland, esp. one regarded as dangerous; also, a forest preserve [quot. a1382, 2nd]; a stand of trees, grove [quot. c1384]
(b) in comb., with diminished……
47. wrōther hēle phr. & n.
37 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Destruction, ruin; disaster, harm;—sometimes used as an exclamation; also, in tmesis: to wrother here hele, to their disadvantage
(b) in phrase: to wrother hele, preceded by dat. pers. pron.: to……
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