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gabbro (n)

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a coarsely crystalline igneous rock composed of labradorite or similar plagioclase and pyroxene

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factice (n)

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a rubber-like material made from vegetable oils, used as a rubber substitute

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earn (v dialect)

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to curdle

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bablah or babul (n)

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a species of Acacia from which gum arabic is sourced

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facies (n)

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general aspect, especially of plant or animal or geological formation

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bacciform (adj)

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berry-shaped

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cabas (n)

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a woman’s work basket, shopping bag or handbag

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cabré (adj)

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(heraldry) rearing; of an aeroplane, flying upside down

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baas (n)

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master, overseer, sir, (esp as used by black or coloured S African addressing a white)

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eaglewood (n)

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a genus (Aquilaria) of the daphne family, large spreading trees of E India, whose heartwood contains a resinous substance fragrant when burnt

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dag (n Aus and NZ)

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a graceless adolescent; a person who is comically eccentric

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dag (n)

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a dirt coloured tuft of wool on a sheep

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Daíl (or Daíl Eireann) (n)

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the lower house of the legislature of the Republic of Ireland

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babesiasis (n)

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redwater, a parasite cattle infection

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earnest (n)

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a payment given to confirm a contract

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earbussing, earkissing (adj)

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whispered

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abat-voix (n Fr)

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sounding board

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dagoba, dagaba (n)

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In Sri Lanka, a dome-shaped memorial shrine for Buddhist relics, a tope

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bacca (n)

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a berry

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dado (n)

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a cubic block forming the body of a pedestal; a deep border of wood along the lower part of the walls of a room

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cabrie (n)

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a pronghorn

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daff (v arch)

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to make sport, play the fool

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cabaletta (n)

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a simple operatic song or melody in rondo form, characterised by a simple repeated rhythm

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abature (n)

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in hunting, the trail through underwood beaten down by the stag

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abb

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woof- or weft- yarn, sometimes warp yarn

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baccate (adj)

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having berries, berry-like, pulpy

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à bas (Fr. expression)

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Down with!

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daedal (adj)

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formed with art; displaying artistic or inventive skill; intricate or varied

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dacker (v Sct)

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to lounge, saunter; to potter

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dahabiyah (n)

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a Nile sailing boat

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ean (v)

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to give birth (to)

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baccivorous (adj)

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living on berries

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abatis (n)

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a rampart of felled trees with the branches outward, or with barbed wire

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daddock (n)

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the heart of a rotten tree

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baaskap (n)

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the condition in which one section of the population is treated as a master race; the theory used to justify this

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caballine (adj)

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relating or suited to a horse

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earth-hog (n)

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aardvark

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daggle (v)

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to wet by dragging or sprinkling

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caboc (n)

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a double cream cheese, rolled in oatmeal

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caboose (n)

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a ship’s kitchen; a cooking stove on a ship’s deck

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cabezon (n)

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a large food fish, found in shallow waters in the Pacific coast of N America

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cabochon (n)

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a precious stone, polished but uncut, without facets

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babouche, babuche or baboosh (n)

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an Oriental heelless slipper

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daimen (adj Sct)

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occasional

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cabotage (n)

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the right of control, exercised by a particular country, over traffic within its own territory

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dak, dawk (n Ind)

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in India, the mail-post; mail, letter, parcel

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earbob, earbone (n)

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earring

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faburden (n)

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(Obs. music) harmony in thirds and sixths; an early type of counterpoint; an undersong, refrain

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caboched, caboshed (adj)

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(heraldry) in full face with no neck showing

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earth-bag (n)

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a sack of earth used in fortifications

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caboceer (n)

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a W African headman

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dagga (n)

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Indian hemp, smoked as a narcotic, called the love-drug

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earthflax (n)

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abstestos

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dacite (n)

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a fine-grained eruptive rock composed of quartz and plagioclase, with mica etc.

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earbash (v Austrl)

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to talk incessantly, to nag or scold

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abattu (adj Fr)

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cast-down or dejected

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eanling (n)

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a young lamb

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-facient (suffix)

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producing, causing, making

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abaya (n)

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Syrian goat or camel hair cloth, usually striped; a covering outer garment usually black worn by women in some Arab countries

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earth-board (n)

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the board of a plough or other implement that turns over the earth

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ea (n)

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(dialect) a river, running water; a drainage channel in the Fens

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bacciferous (adj)

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bearing berries

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fabliau (n Fr)

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a metrical tale, usually coarse in humour, similar to those produced in France in the 12c and 13c

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ba (n)

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in ancient Egyptian religion, the soul, represented as a bird with a human head

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façonné (n)

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fabric with self-coloured pattern of little figures woven into it

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cabriole (n)

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a leap with one leg outstretched and the other struck against it (ballet); a curved furniture leg, often ending in an ornamental foot like an animal’s paw

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Cabiri (n)

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a group of ancient deities, protectors of seafarers, whose cult spread from Lemnos, Samothrace and Imbros

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abecedarian (adj)

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relating to the ABC, rudimentary

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eagre (n)

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a bore or sudden rise of tide in a river

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babacoote (n)

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a large lemur, the indri or a closely related species

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earning (n dialect)

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rennet

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abaft (adv./prep/)

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behind

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cachet (n)

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a private seal, esp fixed to a letter or document

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cacciatore (adj)

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(cookery) of meat, esp chicken or veal, cooked with tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and herbs

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cabretta (n)

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soft leather made from the skins of hairy S American sheep

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abactor (n)

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cattle-thief

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Fabian (adj)

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delaying, cautious, avoiding battle, practising the policy of delay; favouring the gradual introduction and spread of socialism

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abeigh (adv Sct)

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aloof

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fabricant (n)

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a manufacturer

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earth-fed (adj)

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contented with earthly things

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daftar (n Ind)

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an office, esp military orderly room; a bundle of documents

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babu or baboo (n)

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a title for Hindus in some parts of India corresponding to Mr; an Indian clerk; an Indian with a superficial English education

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gabelle (n)

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(esp Fr) a tax on salt

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ear (n)

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the part of the cereal plant containing the seeds (esp of corn)

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cachaemia (n)

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an abnormal or chronic condition of the blood

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Abderian (adj)

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simple or stupid (after Abdera, a Thracian town, and birthplace of Democritus, the laughing philosopher)

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babassu (n)

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a Brazilian palm, or its oil-yielding nut

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dabble (v)

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to shake about in liquid; to spatter with moisture

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bach (n) (Welsh)

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an affectionate term of address, chiefly used after a person’s name

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factitious (adj)

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contrived; artificial; produced by artificial conditions

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aasvogel (n)

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South African vulture

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cachalot (n)

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the sperm whale

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daddle (v)

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to walk in an unsteady manner, like a child or old person

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fabaceous (adj)

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bean-like

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dacha (n)

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a small house or cottage in Russia

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facinorous (adj)

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atrociously wicked

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gabbart (n)

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(Sct) a barge

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cacafogo, cacafuego (n)

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a hothead, a blusterer

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dal, daal, dahl (n)

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the pigeon pea, a pea-like plant that is cultivated in the Indian sub-continent; a puree of pigeon peas

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babaco (n)

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sub-tropical five-sided fruit related to a papaya, originally from Ecuador

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