Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
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A gear; a tackle.
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Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
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A husk; a pod; as, a peascod.
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The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule.
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To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.
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To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
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To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.
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To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations by keeping that good out of…
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Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts.
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To comb or card, as wool or flax.
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To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted…
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A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent…
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A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent…
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A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent…
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To mock or insult; to treat with contempt.
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To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.
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of Jeer
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The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearan…
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Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
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of Scoff
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