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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
woof- or weft- yarn, sometimes warp yarn
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baccate (adj)
having berries, berry-like, pulpy
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à bas (Fr. expression)
Down with!
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daedal (adj)
formed with art; displaying artistic or inventive skill; intricate or varied
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dacker (v Sct)
to lounge, saunter; to potter
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dahabiyah (n)
a Nile sailing boat
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ean (v)
to give birth (to)
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baccivorous (adj)
living on berries
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abatis (n)
a rampart of felled trees with the branches outward, or with barbed wire
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daddock (n)
the heart of a rotten tree
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baaskap (n)
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)
relating or suited to a horse
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earth-hog (n)
aardvark
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daggle (v)
to wet by dragging or sprinkling
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caboc (n)
a double cream cheese, rolled in oatmeal
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caboose (n)
a ship's kitchen; a cooking stove on a ship's deck
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cabezon (n)
a large food fish, found in shallow waters in the Pacific coast of N America
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cabochon (n)
a precious stone, polished but uncut, without facets
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babouche, babuche or baboosh (n)
an Oriental heelless slipper
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daimen (adj Sct)
occasional
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cabotage (n)
the right of control, exercised by a particular country, over traffic within its own territory
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dak, dawk (n Ind)
in India, the mail-post; mail, letter, parcel
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earbob, earbone (n)
earring
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faburden (n)
(Obs. music) harmony in thirds and sixths; an early type of counterpoint; an undersong, refrain
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caboched, caboshed (adj)
(heraldry) in full face with no neck showing
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earth-bag (n)
a sack of earth used in fortifications
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caboceer (n)
a W African headman
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dagga (n)
Indian hemp, smoked as a narcotic, called the love-drug
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earthflax (n)
abstestos
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dacite (n)
a fine-grained eruptive rock composed of quartz and plagioclase, with mica etc.
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earbash (v Austrl)
to talk incessantly, to nag or scold
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abattu (adj Fr)
cast-down or dejected
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eanling (n)
a young lamb
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-facient (suffix)
producing, causing, making
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abaya (n)
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)
the board of a plough or other implement that turns over the earth
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ea (n)
(dialect) a river, running water; a drainage channel in the Fens
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bacciferous (adj)
bearing berries
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fabliau (n Fr)
a metrical tale, usually coarse in humour, similar to those produced in France in the 12c and 13c
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ba (n)
in ancient Egyptian religion, the soul, represented as a bird with a human head
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façonné (n)
fabric with self-coloured pattern of little figures woven into it
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cabriole (n)
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)
a group of ancient deities, protectors of seafarers, whose cult spread from Lemnos, Samothrace and Imbros
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abecedarian (adj)
relating to the ABC, rudimentary
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eagre (n)
a bore or sudden rise of tide in a river
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babacoote (n)
a large lemur, the indri or a closely related species
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earning (n dialect)
rennet
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abaft (adv./prep/)
behind
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cachet (n)
a private seal, esp fixed to a letter or document
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cacciatore (adj)
(cookery) of meat, esp chicken or veal, cooked with tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and herbs
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cabretta (n)
soft leather made from the skins of hairy S American sheep
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abactor (n)
cattle-thief
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Fabian (adj)
delaying, cautious, avoiding battle, practising the policy of delay; favouring the gradual introduction and spread of socialism
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abeigh (adv Sct)
aloof
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fabricant (n)
a manufacturer
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earth-fed (adj)
contented with earthly things
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daftar (n Ind)
an office, esp military orderly room; a bundle of documents
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babu or baboo (n)
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)
(esp Fr) a tax on salt
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ear (n)
the part of the cereal plant containing the seeds (esp of corn)
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cachaemia (n)
an abnormal or chronic condition of the blood
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Abderian (adj)
simple or stupid (after Abdera, a Thracian town, and birthplace of Democritus, the laughing philosopher)
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babassu (n)
a Brazilian palm, or its oil-yielding nut
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dabble (v)
to shake about in liquid; to spatter with moisture
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bach (n) (Welsh)
an affectionate term of address, chiefly used after a person's name
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factitious (adj)
contrived; artificial; produced by artificial conditions
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aasvogel (n)
South African vulture
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cachalot (n)
the sperm whale
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daddle (v)
to walk in an unsteady manner, like a child or old person
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fabaceous (adj)
bean-like
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dacha (n)
a small house or cottage in Russia
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facinorous (adj)
atrociously wicked
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gabbart (n)
(Sct) a barge
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cacafogo, cacafuego (n)
a hothead, a blusterer
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dal, daal, dahl (n)
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)
sub-tropical five-sided fruit related to a papaya, originally from Ecuador

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