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1. brẹ̄ n.

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(a) Porridge, pulse; (b) broth (of meat), liquor (of vegetables); (c) ?a type of ale or beer; ?some sort of broth, juice, or liquor;bre mongere, a seller of such a commodity; ale bre, a drink made…

2. buil n.

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A curved handle.

3. chā̆fer n.

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An insect pest that damages plants, probably a beetle of some kind.

4. chiterling n.

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(a) Entrails, esp. the small intestines; (b) chitlings, souse; (c) as a nickname [?or cp. chiteren, vr. of chateren].

5. chīth n.

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A fibrous sprout of some kind emerging from a plant: (a) of unspecified character; (b) a small bulb by which plants of genus Allium propagate; (c) any threadlike structure in a flower, applied…

6. codel n.

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(a) Cuttlefish; (b) the calcareous shell of the cuttlefish [used in powdered form as an abrasive and medicinally as an antacid].

7. hīl n.

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(a) A mound, bank, small hill; (b) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.274].

8. talou(e n.

Additional spellings: taloue
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(a) The fatty tissue of an animal; fatty tissue from around the kidneys or other internal organs of an animal; also fig. and in fig. contexts [some fig. quots. could also be construed as other senses…

9. thucke n.

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A mischievous or nasty trick, harm;—used in fig. context.

10. warī̆angle n.

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A bird of the genus Lanius, a shrike or butcherbird; also used as a term of abuse.