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1.
hā̆ver
n.(2)
33 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) The cereal grain, oats; (b)
haver bern, haver gerner
, a storehouse for oats;
haver bred
, oaten bread;
haver cake
, a loaf made from oaten flour; also as surname;
haver mele
, oaten flour; (c)
haver
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2.
rump(e
n.
Additional spellings:
rumpe
9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The rump of a quadruped mammal; also, the tail; also, an animal rump as food for a hawk; (b) the rump of a person, posterior; (c) as surname.
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wī̆ke
n.(2)
7 quotations in 1 sense
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A corner of a part of the body;
the wike of the eie
;
the thinne wikes
, the temples;
share wikes
, ?the groin.
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