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Lister
A spear armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish.
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Broader term 1
One appointed or elected to assist a judge or magistrate with his special knowledge of the subject to be decided; as legal assessors, nautical assess…
oewn 2023
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A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field inclosed for a…
oewn 2023
15% interchangeable
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A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field inclosed for a…
oewn 2023
15% interchangeable
Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.
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