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aba

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garment of camel or goat hair; camel or goat-hair fabric

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abb

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yarn used for warp

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aby

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to make amends; atone; pay a penalty

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ait

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small island in lake or river

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ala

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membranous outgrowth on a plant or animal

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alb

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long white robe worn by priests

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alk

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sap or resin from turpentine trees

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alt

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high musical tone

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ama

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a Japanese pearl-diver

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ana

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in equal quantities

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ard

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plough used to scratch top surface of soil

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awn

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beard or similar bristly growth on stalk of grain

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bar

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unit of pressure of one million dynes per square centimeter

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bee

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hardwood on either side of bowsprit through which forestays are reeved

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bel

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unit of noise intensity equal to ten decibels

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bis

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twice; in two places

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bot

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larva of a botfly that infests horses

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cep

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brown edible mushroom

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cog

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single-masted

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col

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depression or pass in a mountain range

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cos

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lettuce with large green leaves

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cwm

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valley or glen

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dag

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dirty tatted tuft of sheep’s wool

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dal

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a dried legume

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dap

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to dip gently into water; to fish with a surface fly

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daw

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simpleton; bird of the crow family

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dit

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poem; words of a song

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dol

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unit for measuring intensity of pain

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dop

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copper cup for holding a diamond while cutting it

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eft

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newt

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eft

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again; afterwards

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32
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eke

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in addition; also; likewise

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33
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ell

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old unit of length equal to 45 inches

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34
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ere

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before

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35
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erg

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unit of work measuring force of one dyne applied over one centimeter

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36
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eth

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old English letter for voiced ‘th’ sound

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37
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fid

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conical wooden pin used to splice strands of rope

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fie

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expression of disgust or disapproval

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39
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fub

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to put off; to fob

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fug

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hot; close; smoky state of atmosphere

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gad

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to wander about idly or in pursuit of pleasure, sharp pointed rod

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gal

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unit of acceleration of one centimeter per second per second

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gar

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mild oath, any slender fish

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44
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gat

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opening or strait between two sandbanks

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gib

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wedge-shaped piece of metal that holds another in place

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46
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gid

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brain disease suffered by sheep

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47
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gig

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light two-wheeled one-horse carriage

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48
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hod

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v-shaped trough for carrying bricks or mortar on the shoulders

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hoy

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large one-decked boat

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jib

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small triangular sail extending from the head of the foremast

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jud

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mass of coal ready for final removal

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52
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jug

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sound of the nightingale

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jus

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law; legal right

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keb

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ewe that gives birth to stillborn lamb

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ked

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wingless fly that feeds on livestock

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kef

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state of dreamy or drug-induced repose

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kep

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to catch an approaching object or falling liquid

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ket

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carrion; matted wool

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kex

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dry hollow plant stalk

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kif

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drug like marijuana smoked in North Africa

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kip

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skin of a young animal

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kip

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unit of weight equivalent to 1000 pounds

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kir

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drink of black currant syrup and white wine

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kit

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a small pocket violin

65
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kop

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bank of terracing at a football field

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lac

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dark red transparent resin used to make shellac

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lar

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local god of a house

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lea

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arable land left fallow or used for pasture

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ley

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mystical straight line between features of landscape

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lux

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unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square meter

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mel

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mew

73
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mho

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unit of electrical conductance

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mil

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unit of 1/1000 inch used for measuring thickness of wire

75
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mon

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japanese family crest

76
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mor

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humus layer formed by slow decomposition in acidic soil

77
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mow

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to make a grimace

78
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nef

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ornamental stand in shape of ship for holding salt or cutlery

79
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nim

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to steal; to pilfer

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obi

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broad sash worn with a kimono

81
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ord

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point of a weapon; a beginning

82
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orf

A

viral infection of sheep

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ort

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scrap of food; morsel

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pam

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card game in which jack of club has highest value

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pax

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tablet decorated with sacred figure and kissed by participants in mass

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ped

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naturally formed mass or aggregate of soil

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per

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through; according to; by means or agency of

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pro

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in favour of; for

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pug

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ground clay mixed with water

90
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puy

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small volcanic cone

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pyx

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box or vessel in which coins or consecrated Eucharist are kept

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qat

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leaves chewed or brewed in tea as a stimulant

93
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qua

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in the capacity of

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ras

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rep

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plain-woven fabric with crosswise ribs

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ret

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to expose to moisture; to soak; to soften by soaking

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ria

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normal drowned valley; long wide creek

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roc

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enormous legendary Arabian bird

99
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rom

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a gypsy man

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rya

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colourful Scandinavian knotted-pile rug

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sal

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saw

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saying or proverb

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say

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delicate woollen fabric

104
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seg

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stud or metal plate in sole of a shoe to prevent wear

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sic

106
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taw

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to prepare skins by soaking

107
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ted

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to spread grass for drying

108
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teg

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a sheep in its second year; the fleece of such a sheep

109
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tod

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old unit of weight of wool equal to 28 pounds

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tog

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unit of measurement for insulation properties of fabric

111
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ton

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unit of cooling power equal to 12

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tot

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bone or other object retrieved from garbage pile

113
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tow

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bundle of untwisted natural fibres

114
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tup

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ram; pile-driver; striking face of steam hammer or jackhammer

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tye

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inclined trough for washing ore

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ure

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use; custom

117
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vis

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force; power

118
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vug

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small cavity in a rock

119
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wen

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enormously congested city

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wis

121
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wyn

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old English rune having value ‘w’

122
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yad

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rod used by readers of the Torah as a pointer for following text

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yex

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yon

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zek

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inmate of prison labour camp

126
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zel

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form of Oriental cymbal

127
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zho

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cross between a yak and a cow

128
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zug

A

waterproof leather used for boots

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