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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
ēre-sōpe
n.
Additional spellings:
eresope
5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Earwax.
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2.
sapling(e
n.
Additional spellings:
saplinge
8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A young tree, sapling; (b) as surname.
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3.
sōpe
n.(2)
49 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A substance, often liquid in form, made by boiling a mixture of oils or fats and lye, and used for washing and cleansing and in medicine as a cleansing agent, corrosive, etc., soap; also,
fig.
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