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1.
lid-gate
n.
Additional spellings:
lidgate
22 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A swing gate for cattle; (b) in surnames; (c) in place names [see Smith
PNElem.
1.251].
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shẹ̄ten
v.
286 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) To hasten from one place to another, move swiftly, rush; also
fig.
; plunge (into a river); duck (under a shield);
refl.
rush (into a ship); of a ship: sail swiftly; of an arrow: fly forth from a…
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