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The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on fore…

A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnaeus) which b…

A kind of plum cake.

A sort of wild ox; a buffalo.

A small European plum (Prunus communis, var. insitita). See Plum.

A large, covered wagon, or a train of such wagons, for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition; an itinerant show, as of wild beas…

An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is…

The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), an American shrub which…

A branching perennial plant (Cichorium Intybus) with bright blue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia, and America; also cultivated f…

One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many…

A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of the Prunus domestica; -- called also damask plum.

A fierce, wild dog (Canis Dukhunensis), found in the mountains of India. It is remarkable for its propensity to hunt the tiger and oth…

To tame or reclaim from a wild state; as, to domesticate wild animals; to domesticate a plant.

The kiang, a wild horse or wild ass of Thibet (Asinus hemionus). E () The fifth letter of the English alphabet.

Of a wild nature; -- applied to animals, as foxes, wild ducks, etc., in which no one can claim property.

The black currant; also, the wild plum.

The common wild gray goose (Anser anser) of Europe, believed to be the wild form of the domestic goose. See Illust. of Goose.

A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chie…