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An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter…

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An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter…

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To beat soundly; to thrash.

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To beat soundly; to thrash.

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To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash whe…

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To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash whe…

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To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture.

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To bring on; to induce; to occasion.

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To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.

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A sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for separating coarser materials from finer, as chaff from grain, cinders from ashes, or gravel from san…

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To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…

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an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.

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To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

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To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mas…

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To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich al…

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To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink…

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To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture.

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The matter which subsides to the bottom, frrom water or any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs.

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A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.

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Struck.

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To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

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of Touch

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To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.

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To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a pro…

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To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy.

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A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.

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One who cuts and cures hay.

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A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

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To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t.

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To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm.

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The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like.

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The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like.

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Capable of being worked, or worth working; as, a workable mine; workable clay.

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Capable of being worked, or worth working; as, a workable mine; workable clay.

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A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered…

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A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.

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A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.

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The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the surface. It is the part of milk from w…

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To beat with a stick; to thrash; to cudgel.

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The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and…

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A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water (or milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; -- specifically named from the k…

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A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard.

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To explain; to resolve; to unfold; to clear up (what is obscure or difficult to be understood); to work out to a result or conclusion; as, to solve a…

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Alt. of Thresh

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Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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