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Cobble

A fishing boat. See Coble.

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Bushel 76% connected

A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Doctor 76% connected

A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge learned man.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mend 76% connected

To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pave 76% connected

The pavement.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Repair 76% connected

To return.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Restore 76% connected

To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cobbler 74% connected

A mender of shoes.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cobbler 74% connected

A mender of shoes.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shoemaking 74% connected

The business of a shoemaker.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shoemaking 74% connected

The business of a shoemaker.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cobblestone 92% connected

A large pebble; a rounded stone not too large to be handled; a small boulder; -- used for paving streets and for other purposes.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sett 92% connected

See Set, n., 2 (e) and 3.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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