Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
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To startle from quiet; to alarm.
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of Beat
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To quarrel noisily and outrageously.
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An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purpos…
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To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.
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Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively; especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain, and piled up at the base.
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A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus.
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An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercis…
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A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other.
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Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled too minute portion…
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To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile in…
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The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
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/); p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fence
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Affray; broil; contest; combat.
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To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.
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A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk.
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A bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, esp. a sick or wounded person, may be easily carried in or upon it.
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Water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing courses of walls.
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To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
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To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance.
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The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; -- chiefly used in the plural when ap…
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To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.
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Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff.
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A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like.
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A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stoo…
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To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
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To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood.
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To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree.
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To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.
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To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.
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Fertile. See Battel, a.
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A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.
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To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
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To cause to turn; to turn.
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To engage in combat for; to strive for.
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To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).
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To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent.
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That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.
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To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond.
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A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.
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A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piec…
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To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
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To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball.
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Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
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To quarrel noisily and outrageously.
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imp. of Spit.
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To argue; to debate; to dispute.
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To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle.
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To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle.
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Proof; evidence.
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Proof; evidence.
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A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.
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A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.
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The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation.
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The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation.
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One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.
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One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.
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The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting…
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The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting…
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Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper.
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Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper.
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Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; as, a scrappy lecture.
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Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; as, a scrappy lecture.
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Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.
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Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.
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To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
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To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle.
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To argue pertinaciously.
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The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.
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To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.
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To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.
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To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wra…
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To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…
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A paling; a hurdle.
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A flake; also, a lock, as of wool.
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A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk.
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An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head.
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Waste or rejected matter; anything worthless; valueless stuff; trash; especially, fragments of building materials or fallen buildings; ruins; debris.
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That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse.
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