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1. wǒlf n.

135 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) The common European wolf (Canis lupus); also, the wolf as an animal of venery [quots. c1425 & c1475]; a route of wolfes, a wolf pack (b) in cpds. and combs.: wolf bicche, bicche of the wolf, she

2. wether n.

77 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A male sheep, ram; a castrated ram; ?also, an adult sheep; also, the flesh of a sheep or ram, mutton (b) a ram used as a sacrifice in religious ritual; (c) the ram which bore the Golden Fleece;…

3. vīne-yē̆rd n.

Additional spellings: vineyerd
48 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A vineyard; also, a pictorial representation of a vineyard [quot. a1398]; vine-yerd of plesire, ?a vineyard designed for recreational or aesthetic purposes; vine-yerd silver, a customary rent paid…