A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals, and Illustrated in Their Different Significations, by Examples from the Best Writers, to which are Prefixed a History of the Language, and an English Grammar, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805 - English language |
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... Saxon , which com- monly signifies people , but sometimes , says Mr. Lye , a boy . ] 1. A boy ; a stripling , in familiar lan- guage , We were Two lads , that thought there was no more be- hind , But such a day to - morrow as to - day ...
... Saxon , which com- monly signifies people , but sometimes , says Mr. Lye , a boy . ] 1. A boy ; a stripling , in familiar lan- guage , We were Two lads , that thought there was no more be- hind , But such a day to - morrow as to - day ...
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... Saxon , from hlaban ; leaugh , Erse . ] 1. A large spoon ; a vessel with a long handle , used in throwing out any liquid from the vessel containing it . Some stirr'd the molten ore with ladles great . Spenser . When the materials of ...
... Saxon , from hlaban ; leaugh , Erse . ] 1. A large spoon ; a vessel with a long handle , used in throwing out any liquid from the vessel containing it . Some stirr'd the molten ore with ladles great . Spenser . When the materials of ...
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... Saxon . ] The lord of a manor in the Scottish dialect . Shrive but their title , and their moneys poize , A laird and twenty pence pronounc'd with noise , When constru'd but for a plain yeoman go , And a good sober two - pence , and ...
... Saxon . ] The lord of a manor in the Scottish dialect . Shrive but their title , and their moneys poize , A laird and twenty pence pronounc'd with noise , When constru'd but for a plain yeoman go , And a good sober two - pence , and ...
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... Saxon , and so all the Teutonick dialects . ] 1. A country ; a region distinct from other countries . The nations of Scythia , like a mountain flood , did overflow all Spain , and quite washed away whatsoever reliques there were left of ...
... Saxon , and so all the Teutonick dialects . ] 1. A country ; a region distinct from other countries . The nations of Scythia , like a mountain flood , did overflow all Spain , and quite washed away whatsoever reliques there were left of ...
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... Saxon . ] 1. A narrow way between hedges . All flying Through a straight lane , the enemy full - hearted Struck down some mortally . Shaksp . Cymbeline . I know each lane , and every alley green , Dingle or bushy dell , of this wild ...
... Saxon . ] 1. A narrow way between hedges . All flying Through a straight lane , the enemy full - hearted Struck down some mortally . Shaksp . Cymbeline . I know each lane , and every alley green , Dingle or bushy dell , of this wild ...
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