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1. arblast, -blastē̆r n.

Additional spellings: arblaster
35 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A weapon for discharging quarrels, stones, etc., consisting of a bow set crosswise on a shaft; a crossbow, an arbalest; (b) a missile shot from a crossbow; arblast shute. …

2. Cornwaile n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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Cornwall. …

3. flẹ̄te n.

50 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A group of ships; esp. a fleet of warships, a navy; ?a naval expedition; (b) a troop of armed men, an army; (c) ?a set (of fishing nets). …

4. frank-pleǧǧe n.

Additional spellings: frankplegge
11 quotations in 2 senses
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One of the mutually responsible members of a tithing, etc. …

5. last n.(2)

41 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The load of a ship, cargo; (b) a measure for hides, 200 hides; (c) a measure for wool; prob. 20 sacks; (d) a measure for herrings and other fish, bacon, beer, wine, small cut or shaped stones……

6. ọ̄r(e n.(3)

Additional spellings: ore
41 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Metallic ore; metal; ?also, ore of any kind; metal or; (b) a vein or deposit of ore; (c) or of bras, copper ore; or gold (led, silver); gold (silver) or; (d) or ston, iron ore. …

7. riveling n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A rawhide shoe or boot; (b) as a derogatory nickname for a Scot. …

8. scauāǧe n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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A custom levied on goods displayed for sale within the precincts of London. …

9. stik(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: stike
8 quotations in 1 sense
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A measure of quantity for eels, usu. 25; stik ele, ?eels of small size. …

10. thrum n.(2)

13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An unwoven thread or piece of yarn from the warp of a loom which remains attached to the loom when the web is cut off; also, a short piece of waste thread or yarn; a strand of yarn or bundled……

11. tilating n.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The boards used to deck a section, or to cover a structure, on a ship [difficult to distinguish from (b)]; (b) the act of covering a portion of a ship with boards. …

12. treu(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: treue
107 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) A pledge to cease hostilities for a lengthy or an indefinite period of time, usu. as a preliminary to further negotiation or the formal establishment of a peace; also, the peace established……

13. tuft n.

17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A bunch or gathering of hairs, feathers, twigs, etc. attached at the base, a clump; tuft of roddes (twigges), a stand of young shoots, an osier bed; (b) an ornamental tassel or knob; a crest on a……

14. tup(pe n.

Additional spellings: tuppe
23 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A male sheep, ram; also, a ram's skin [quot. c1450]; tup hed; tup horn; (b) mil. a battering ram; (c) in surnames and place name. …

15. welle-cresse n.

Additional spellings: wellecresse
14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The plant watercress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum); also, the plant fenugreek;—prob. the European Trigonella foenum-graecum, but possibly its British relative, Trifolium ornithopodioides (b)……

16. wīle n.(1)

61 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) An act of deceit, a deception, trick; an underhanded scheme, a subterfuge; a plot, machination; also, a clever maneuver, tactic, cunning strategy; also person. [quot. c1400(?a1387)]; wile and……

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