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  • 31Bend sinister — Bend Bend, n. [AS. bend. See {Band}, and cf. the preceding noun.] 1. A band. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. [OF. bende, bande, F. bande. See {Band}.] (Her.) One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It… …

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  • 32Buck — Buck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bucked} (b[u^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bucking}.] [OE. bouken; akin to LG. b[ u]ken, Dan. byge, Sw. byka, G. bauchen, beuchen; cf. OF. buer. Cf. the preceding noun.] 1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; a process in …

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  • 33Bucked — Buck Buck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bucked} (b[u^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bucking}.] [OE. bouken; akin to LG. b[ u]ken, Dan. byge, Sw. byka, G. bauchen, beuchen; cf. OF. buer. Cf. the preceding noun.] 1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; a… …

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  • 34Bucking — Buck Buck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bucked} (b[u^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bucking}.] [OE. bouken; akin to LG. b[ u]ken, Dan. byge, Sw. byka, G. bauchen, beuchen; cf. OF. buer. Cf. the preceding noun.] 1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; a… …

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  • 35Buffet — Buf fet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buffeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Buffeting}.] [OE. buffeten, OF. buffeter. See the preceding noun.] 1. To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap. [1913 Webster] They spit in his face and buffeted… …

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  • 36Buffeted — Buffet Buf fet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buffeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Buffeting}.] [OE. buffeten, OF. buffeter. See the preceding noun.] 1. To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap. [1913 Webster] They spit in his face and… …

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  • 37Buffeting — Buffet Buf fet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buffeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Buffeting}.] [OE. buffeten, OF. buffeter. See the preceding noun.] 1. To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap. [1913 Webster] They spit in his face and… …

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  • 38at large — phrasal 1. a. free of restraint or confinement < the escaped prisoner is still at large > b. without a specific subject or assignment < critic at large > 2. at length 3. in a general way 4. as a whole < society at large > 5 …

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  • 39long — long1 longly, adv. longness, n. /lawng, long/, adj. longer /lawng geuhr, long /, longest /lawng gist, long /, n., adv. adj. 1. having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle. 2. having considerable duration in time: a&#8230; …

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  • 40of — of1 /uv, ov/; unstressed /euhv/ or, esp. before consonants, /euh/, prep. 1. (used to indicate distance or direction from, separation, deprivation, etc.): within a mile of the church; south of Omaha; to be robbed of one s money. 2. (used to&#8230; …

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