An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.
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The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar.
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An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.
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A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a m…
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A wicker fish basket.
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A handle; a stale, or stele.
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To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away…
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A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, wi…
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To throw; to pitch.
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Same as Arrack.
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To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…
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To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing.
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One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear.
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One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear.
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The act or practice of robbing; theft.
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The act or practice of robbing; theft.
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A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.
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To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.
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The entire coat of wood that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time.
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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 charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.
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To pull; to draw.
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A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.
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To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the p…
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To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon.
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