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Þ þ (thorn)
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bal
n.
76 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) A round body; sphere, globe, orb;
turnen as a bal
, to turn as does Fortune's ball; (b) the orb borne together with a scepter as an emblem of sovereignty; (c) a rounded protuberance or boss for…
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