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1.
harwe
n.
34 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A harrow for cultivating land, a drag;
gon at harwe
, to drive a harrow; (b)
fig.
the Old or New Testament; the power of Love (with pun on
arwe
); also, in proverb; (c)
harwe tind (toth)
, a tooth of…
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2.
lit-mose
n.
Additional spellings:
litmose
6 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A blue pigment, litmus; ?also, lichens from which the pigment is obtained.
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