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  • 121Distrain — Dis*train , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distraining}.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF. destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere, districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, LL., to punish severely; di =… …

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  • 122Distrained — Distrain Dis*train , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distraining}.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF. destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere, districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, LL., to punish severely;… …

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  • 123Distraining — Distrain Dis*train , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distraining}.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF. destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere, districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, LL., to punish severely;… …

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  • 124thing — noun 1) the room was full of strange things Syn: object, article, item, artifact, commodity; device, gadget, instrument, utensil, tool, implement; entity, body; informal whatsit, whatchamacallit; Brit. thingummy, thingy, thingamabob …

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  • 125Ben Jonson — Infobox Writer name = Ben Jonson caption = Ben Jonson by Abraham Blyenberch, 1617. birthdate = 11 June 1572 birthplace = Westminster, London, England deathdate = death date|1637|8|6|df=y deathplace = Westminster, London, England occupation =… …

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  • 126Constitutional status of Cornwall — The flag of Cornwall (Kernow) Cornwall is currently administered as a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England.[1] However, a number of organisations and individuals [2] question the constitutional basis for …

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  • 127Charter of 1606 — faceplate of book in which Charter was published[citation needed] The Charter of 1606, also known as the First Charter of Virginia, is a document from King James I of England to the Virgin …

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  • 128Henry Hetherington — (17 June 1792 ndash;23 August 1849) was a leading British Chartist. Early years Henry Hetherington was the son of a London tailor, John Hetherington (1770 to 6 November 1806), and was born on 17 June 1792, at 16 Compton Street, Soho, London. He… …

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