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  • 31Maroon — Ma*roon , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marooning}.] [See {Maroon} a fugitive slave.] To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate. [1913 Webster] {Marooning party}, a social excursion party… …

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  • 32Marooned — Maroon Ma*roon , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marooning}.] [See {Maroon} a fugitive slave.] To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate. [1913 Webster] {Marooning party}, a social excursion …

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  • 33Marooning — Maroon Ma*roon , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marooning}.] [See {Maroon} a fugitive slave.] To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate. [1913 Webster] {Marooning party}, a social excursion …

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  • 34Marooning party — Maroon Ma*roon , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marooning}.] [See {Maroon} a fugitive slave.] To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate. [1913 Webster] {Marooning party}, a social excursion …

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  • 35shealing — Sheeling Sheel ing, n. [Icel. skj[=o]l a shelter, a cover; akin to Dan. & Sw. skjul.] A hut or small cottage in an exposed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer… …

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  • 36sheel — Sheeling Sheel ing, n. [Icel. skj[=o]l a shelter, a cover; akin to Dan. & Sw. skjul.] A hut or small cottage in an exposed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer… …

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  • 37Sheeling — Sheel ing, n. [Icel. skj[=o]l a shelter, a cover; akin to Dan. & Sw. skjul.] A hut or small cottage in an exposed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage;… …

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  • 38sheiling — Sheeling Sheel ing, n. [Icel. skj[=o]l a shelter, a cover; akin to Dan. & Sw. skjul.] A hut or small cottage in an exposed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer… …

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  • 39Bramhill — This surname is of locational origin and is believed to derive ultimately from one or other of the placenames Bramall in Cheshire or Sheffield. The word itself is a compound in the original Old English, from Brum , that is the broom plant and… …

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  • 40Fairall — This unusual name, recorded in London church registers under the variant spellings Farrall, Ferrall, Fairall etc., has two distinct possible origins, the first and most likely being an English topographical name from residence by a fair nook. The …

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