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1.
cocleār
n.
6 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A spoon used as a measure; a spoonful.
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2.
stikke
n.
88 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A twig or slender branch on a living bush, shrub, or tree; (b) a twig or slender branch cut or broken off from a bush, shrub, or tree; also, a fragment of wood, splinter;
hasel stikke
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heuen to
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skimmǒur
n.
22 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A utensil for skimming impurities, fat, etc. from a liquid, freq. perforated; (b) a pirate; (c) as surname.
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scǒmǒur
n.
34 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A utensil for skimming the surface of a liquid; (b) a pirate;
scomour fare
, piracy; (c) a kind of light ship; (d) ?as surname.
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