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1. scar n.

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Contempt, scorn; to scar, to the shame (of sb.); don to scar, to heap scorn on (sb.).

2. scā̆rsetẹ̄ n.

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(a) Insufficiency, want; dearth, lack; scarcity of food; (b) scarsete of, insufficiency of (sth.); a dearth of (sth., people); (c) smallness of amount, fewness of number; rarity; sparseness of hair…

3. scō̆rn n.

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(a) A feeling or attitude of contempt, scorn; in (o, with) scorn, disdainfully; haven scorn, to scorn (to do sth.); haven scorn of, feel contempt for (sb. or sth.); leten (tellen) scorn of, regard…

4. skeu n.(2)

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Arch. (a) Beveled stone used to form the slope of a gable coping, the offset of a buttress, etc.; a piece of such stone, a skew; skeu scapeled; (b) in cpds. & combs.: skeu assheler, squared, hewed…

5. snak n.

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A ship of some kind, esp. a light, fast ship.

6. spūchǒur n.

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Naut. A wooden vessel for carrying or bailing water, a bailer.

7. strācūr n.

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?A hunting or tracking dog.

8. surcō̆t(e n.

Additional spellings: surcote
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(a) An outer coat or overgarment of varying style, freq. of rich material, worn by men, an overtunic; also fig. [quot. a1475]; -- also coll. [quot. a1387]; nethere surcot, a tunic worn under the…

9. surquidrī(e n.

Additional spellings: surquidrie
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(a) Arrogance, pride; presumptuousness; also person.; also, conceit; (b) theol. as a branch of the deadly sin of pride: presumption, arrogance, self-importance; (c) intellectual presumption; (d)…

10. sursengle n.

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A girth for a horse, perh. one that passes over the blanket, the saddle, a pack, etc., surcingle.

11. vultū̆r(e n.

Additional spellings: vulture
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(a) A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, an Old World vulture; (b) ?as surname.

12. wāǧe n.

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(a) A pledge, guarantee, surety; winter wage, a foretaste of winter, the promise of winter’s approach; holden in wage, to hold (sth.) hostage; (b) a promise or pledge to meet in battle.

13. wāǧǒur n.

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(a) Something pledged or sworn to, a promise, vow (b) an agreement whereby something is pledged on the outcome of a future event, a bet, wager; also, the sum or object held as a surety pending the…

14. waid(e n.

Additional spellings: waide
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The dyestuff made from the plant Isatis tinctoria, woad; also in designations for woad of specific geographical origin.

15. waider n.

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(a) A dyer with or purveyor of woad; (b) as surname.

16. wain n.(2)

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(a) Profit, advantage, benefit; (b) spoils, booty; ?also, victory [2nd quot.].

17. wainǒun n.

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As a term of abuse: a lazy dog, a worthless person.

18. wain-pain n.

Additional spellings: wainpain
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(a) One who earns one’s bread, a servant, laborer; also used contemptuously [1st quot.]; (b) a gauntlet [cp. gain-pain n.]; (c) as surname.

19. wait(e n.

Additional spellings: waite
81 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A watcher, an observer, onlooker; a covert observer, spy (b) a lookout, watchman, sentinel; a military guard; also, a palace or city guard; also fig.; waites place, a lookout post; (c) a…

20. walop n.

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(a) A gallop;—used only in adv. phrase: a walop, at a gallop; (b) as surname.