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  • 91Rectified — Rectify Rec ti*fy ( f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified} ( f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} ( f? ?ng).] [F. rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Right}, and { fy}.] 1. To make or set right; to correct… …

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  • 92Rectify — Rec ti*fy ( f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified} ( f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} ( f? ?ng).] [F. rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Right}, and { fy}.] 1. To make or set right; to correct from a… …

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  • 93Rectifying — Rectify Rec ti*fy ( f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified} ( f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} ( f? ?ng).] [F. rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Right}, and { fy}.] 1. To make or set right; to correct… …

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  • 94Rosedrop — Rose drop , n. 1. A lozenge having a rose flavor. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of earring. Simmonds. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) A ruddy eruption upon the nose caused by drinking ardent spirits; a grog blossom. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 95Strong-water — Strong wa ter, n. 1. An acid. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Distilled or ardent spirits; intoxicating liquor. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 96To rectify a globe — Rectify Rec ti*fy ( f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified} ( f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} ( f? ?ng).] [F. rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Right}, and { fy}.] 1. To make or set right; to correct… …

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  • 97Alcoholics Anonymous — AA meeting sign Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international mutual aid movement which says its primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. Now claiming more than 2 million members, AA was founded in 1935 by Bill …

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  • 98Temperance movement — The Temperance Movement attempted to reduce the amount of alcohol consumed within a community or society in general and even to prohibit its production and consumption entirely. The Woman s Christian Temperance Union is a prominent example of a… …

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  • 99Teetotalism — refers to either the practice of or the promotion of complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. A person who practices (and possibly advocates) teetotalism is called a teetotaler (also spelled teetotaller; plural teetotalers or teetotallers)… …

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  • 100Benjamin Rush — Dr. Benjamin Rush, painted by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1818 Born January 4, 1746(1746 01 04) Byberry, Philadelphia County …

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