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1. gō̆le n.(1)

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(a) Gullet of an animal; (b) a throatful, speech, talk.

2. mīte n.(2)

50 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A coin [orig. Flemish] of very small denomination, variously valued at a farthing or half a farthing; a small sum; (b) a jot, a whit; half a mite; not a mite, not a bit, not at all; dere inough

3. mūle n.(2)

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A sore spot on the heel, a chilblain; ?also, gout.

4. pumpe n.

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A mechanical device to raise and expel bilge water from a ship, a pump; pumpe yerde, ?a handle for a pump.

5. reis n.

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A journey; also, a military expedition.

6. romenei(e n.

Additional spellings: romeneie
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(a) A sweet red wine of Mediterranean origin, rumney; romenei (of) modoun, rumney from Modon in the Peloponnesus; (b) a rumney cask.

7. scǒme n.

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(a) Froth, foam; pl. frothy bubbles; (b) the impure foam that rises to the surface when a liquid boils or is heated; (c) the impure scum that rises to the surface in purifying silver.

8. scọ̄pe n.(2)

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(a) An implement for drawing or taking up liquids, prob. usu. provided with a handle; a scoop; also fig.; (b) a scoop for use on a boat, usu. for bailing water; (c) a scoop used in the brewing…

9. shel(le n.

Additional spellings: shelle
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(a) In general, the protective calcareous or chitinous outer covering of an invertebrate, a shell; (b) the shell of a mollusk, crustacean, or an echinoderm; also fig.; also in proverb; (c) shel fish […

10. shǒut(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: shoute
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(a) A flat-bottomed boat, barge; (b) shout man, the master of a shoute; also, a sailor on a shoute; also as surname.

11. simle n.

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(a) A loaf or bun made of fine flour; (b) in surname.

12. skipper(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: skippere
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(a) The captain or master of a ship; (b) as surname [some quots. may belong to skipper(e n.(2)(c)].

13. sparre n.

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(a) A piece of timber used in building; a rafter, beam; a board; -- also coll.; firre sparre; hilinge of sparres, a roof; joininge of sparres, a roof or building; maister sparre, a main beam or…

14. sperling(e n.

Additional spellings: sperlinge
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(a) A fish of the family Clupeidae, esp. the sprat Clupea sprattus; ?also, a shoal of sprats [quot. ?a1500, 1st]; also, the pilchard Sardinia pilchardus; also, any small fish of the genus Merlangus

15. tak n.(1)

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(a) A clasp or similar fastener; (b) a nail of some kind;— ?also coll. [quot. c1390], perh. with play on sense (a); tak nail.

16. vīring-rōp n.

Additional spellings: viringrop
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Naut. Some kind of rope used aboard a sailing vessel, ?a warp rope.

17. wẹ̄r(e n.(5)

Additional spellings: were
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(a) A feeling or personal condition of doubt or uncertainty; also, hesitancy, indecision; double wer, a state of doubt or indecision between two alternatives; in (a) wer, in a state of doubt or…

18. wimble n.

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(a) An auger used in woodworking, a gimlet, wimble; also person.; axel-man wimble, a wheelwright’s wimble; frensh wimble, ?a specially adapted variety of wimble associated with French designs or…