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  • 91To set one's rest — Rest Rest, n. [AS. rest, r[ae]st, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r[ o]st the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to G …

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  • 92To set up one's rest — Rest Rest, n. [AS. rest, r[ae]st, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r[ o]st the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to G …

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  • 93ramshackle — adjective Etymology: alteration of earlier ransackled, from past participle of obsolete ransackle, frequentative of ransack Date: 1830 1. appearing ready to collapse ; rickety 2. carelessly or loosely constructed < a ramshackle plot > …

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  • 94rake — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English racu; akin to Old High German rehho rake Date: before 12th century 1. a. an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of&#8230; …

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  • 95rifle — I. verb (rifled; rifling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French rifler to scrape off, plunder, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German riffilōn to saw, obsolete Dutch rijffelen to scrape Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to ransack …

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  • 96rummage — I. verb (rummaged; rummaging) Etymology: 2rummage Date: 1582 intransitive verb 1. to make a thorough search or investigation 2. to engage in an undirected or haphazard search transitive verb 1. to make a thorough search through …

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  • 97ransacker — noun see ransack …

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  • 98Diego de Almagro — For the city in Chile, see Diego de Almagro, Chile. Diego de Almagro Born c. 1475 Almagro, Crown of Castile Died July 8, 1538 (aged&#160;62–63) …

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  • 99Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — This article is about the novel. For other uses, see Huckleberry Finn (disambiguation). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn &#160; …

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  • 100Old Norse — dǫnsk tunga, dansk tunga ( Danish tongue ), norrœnt mál ( Norse language ) Spoken in Nordic countries, Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales, Isle of Man, Normandy, Vinland, the Volga and places in between …

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