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  • 111Taupie — Tau pie, Tawpie Taw pie, n. [Cf. Icel. t[=o]pi fool, Dan. taabe, Sw. t[*a]p.] A foolish or thoughtless young person, esp. a slothful or slovenly woman. [Scot.] Burns. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 112Tawpie — Taupie Tau pie, Tawpie Taw pie, n. [Cf. Icel. t[=o]pi fool, Dan. taabe, Sw. t[*a]p.] A foolish or thoughtless young person, esp. a slothful or slovenly woman. [Scot.] Burns. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 113thief — Waster Wast er, n. [OE. wastour, OF. wasteor, gasteor. See {Waste}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal. [1913 Webster] He also that is… …

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  • 114Travail — Trav ail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Travailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Travailing}.] [F. travailler, OF. traveillier, travaillier, to labor, toil, torment; cf. Pr. trebalhar to torment, agitate. See {Travail}, n.] 1. To labor with pain; to toil. [Archaic]… …

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  • 115Travailed — Travail Trav ail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Travailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Travailing}.] [F. travailler, OF. traveillier, travaillier, to labor, toil, torment; cf. Pr. trebalhar to torment, agitate. See {Travail}, n.] 1. To labor with pain; to toil.… …

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  • 116Travailing — Travail Trav ail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Travailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Travailing}.] [F. travailler, OF. traveillier, travaillier, to labor, toil, torment; cf. Pr. trebalhar to torment, agitate. See {Travail}, n.] 1. To labor with pain; to toil.… …

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  • 117uterine brother — Brother Broth er (br[u^][th] [ e]r), n.; pl. {Brothers} (br[u^][th] [ e]rz) or {Brethren} (br[e^][th] r[e^]n). See {Brethren}. [OE. brother, AS. br[=o][eth]or; akin to OS. brothar, D. broeder, OHG. pruodar, G. bruder, Icel. br[=o][eth]ir, Sw. &… …

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  • 118Waster — Wast er, n. [OE. wastour, OF. wasteor, gasteor. See {Waste}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal. [1913 Webster] He also that is slothful …

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  • 119slumber — I. intransitive verb (slumbered; slumbering) Etymology: Middle English slomren, slombren, frequentative of slumen to doze, probably from slume slumber, from Old English slūma; akin to Middle High German slumen to slumber Date: 13th century 1. a.… …

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  • 120slothfully — adverb see slothful …

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