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1.
-aunt
suf.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) In many
pr.ppls.
taken from OF, e.g.
abound-a(u)nt, appar-a(u)nt, ard-a(u)nt, arrog-a(u)nt, charge-a(u)nt, ramp-aunt, -and
, etc.; (b) in a number of
nouns
(orig. ppls.) adopted from OF, as…
…
2.
envoisen
v.(1)
5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Hunt.
Of hounds: (a) to follow a scent; (b) to follow the wrong scent.
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