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kakistocracy (n)

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government of the worst

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kala-azar (n)

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an often fatal tropical fever, characterised by acute anemia etc, caused by a protozoan parasite and usually transmitted by sand-flys

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kalamdan (n)

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a Persian writing case

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kalamkari (n)

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a method of colouring and decorating by several dyeings or printings; a chintz fabric treated in this way

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kalanchoe (n)

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a succulent plant which bears red, yellow or pink clusters on long stems

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kaleidophone (n)

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an instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light on a screen

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kalian (n)

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a Persian hookah

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Kaliyuga (n)

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the present (fourth) age of the world, of universal degeneracy

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Kallima (n)

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an Oriental genus of butterflies, mimicking dead leaves

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kallitype (n)

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a former photographic process in which ferric salts are reduced to ferrous salts

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kalmia (n)

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any shrub of the N American Kalmia genus of evergreen shrubs of the heath family, including the mountain laurel or calico-bush

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Kalmuck, Calmuck or Kalmyk (n)

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a member of the Mongolian people in China or Russia

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kalong (n)

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a large fruit bat

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kalooki (n)

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a card game similar to rummy, using two packs of cards and two jokers

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kalpa (n)

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(Hinduism) a day of Brahma, a period of 4320 million years

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kalpak (n)

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a triangular Turkish or Tatar felt cap

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kalpis (n)

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a water-jar

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kalyptra (n)

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a veil worn by Greek women

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Kama (n)

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god of love in the Puranas; earthly desire

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kamacite (n)

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a variety of nickeliferous iron, found in meteors

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kameez (n)

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a loose tunic with tight sleeves, worn by women

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kamelaukion (n)

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the tall cylindrical hat worn by Orthodox priests

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kamerad (interj)

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a German shout of surrender; to surrender

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kamichi (n)

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the horned screamer, a S American bird

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kamik (n)

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a knee-length sealskin boot

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kampong (n)

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an enclosed space or village

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Kanak (n)

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a Melanesian; a member of the Melanesian population of New Caledonia seeking its independence from France

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Kanaka (n)

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a Hawaiian; a South Sea Islander, esp an indentured or forced labourer in Australia (derog); the Hawaiian language

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kanamycin (n)

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an antibiotic from a bacterium found in soil and used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria

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laager (n)

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in South Africa, a defensive ring of ox-wagons; any extemporised fortification; an encampment; a defensive group of people drawn together by similarity of opinion

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labanotation (n)

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a system of ballet notation

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labarum (n)

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a Roman military standard (originally), the imperial standard after Constantine’s conversion, with a monogram of the Greek letters XP, for Christ; a similar ecclesiastical banner carried in processions; any moral standard or guide

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labefaction (n)

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a weakening decay; overthrow

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labellum (n)

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the posterior petal, and often the most conspicuous part, of the flower of an orchid; the lower lip of the corolla forming a landing platform for pollinating insects

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labile (adj)

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unstable; apt to slip or change

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labis (n)

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the cochlear or Eucharistic spoon

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lablab (n)

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a tropical bean with edible pods

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labor improbus (n)

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persistent, dogged labour

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labradorite (n)

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a plagioclase feldspar with a fine play of colours found on the Labrador coast

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labrum (n)

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lip; a lip-like part

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labrys (n)

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the double-headed axe, areligious symbol of ancient Crete

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lac (n)

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a dark-red transparent resin used in making shellac, secreted on the twigs of trees in Asia by certain coccid insects

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laccolith (n)

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a mass of igneous rock that has risen in a molten condition and bulged up the overlying strata to form a dome

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lacebark (n)

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a tall W Indian tree of the Daphne family

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lacing course (n)

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an arrangement of bricks built into a structure to strengthen it

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lacertian (adj)

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lizard-like

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laches (n)

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negligence or undue delay in carrying out a legal duty

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Lachesis (n)

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one of the three Fates in Greek mythology who assigned each mortal his or her destiny, and who spun the thread of life from the distaff held by Clotho

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lacinia (n)

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a long narrow lobe in a leaf

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maar (n)

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a crater that has been formed by a single explosion and so does not lie in a cone of lava

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maatjes, matjes (n)

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young herring before it is spawned, cured in brine, sugar and spices and served as a hors d’oeuvres

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mabela (n)

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ground sorghum, used for making porridge and beer

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macadamize (v)

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to cover (a road) with small broken stones, so as to form a smooth hard surface

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macallum (n)

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a dish of vanilla ice cream topped with raspberry sauce

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macarize, -ise (v)

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to declare to be happy or blessed

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macarism (n)

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a beatitude

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machair (n)

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a low-lying sandy beach or boggy links affording some pasturage

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Machairodus (n)

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the pre-historic sabre-toothed tiger

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machan (n)

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a raised platform esp built in a tree, to watch for game

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macher (n)

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an influential or overbearing person

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machicolation (n)

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a space between the corbels supporting a parapet, or an opening in the floor of a projecting gallery, for dropping missiles, molten lead etc on an attacking enemy; a structure with such openings

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machree (n)

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(anglo-irish) an affectionate form of address, my dear, my love

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Machtpolitik (n)

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(Ger) power politics, especially the doctrine that the state should use force to attain its ends

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mackerel breeze (n)

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a strong breeze that ruffles the surface of the sea and so favours mackerel fishing

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mackerel sky (n)

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a sky streaked with long, parallel white masses of cloud

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mackinaw (n)

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a kind of blanket formerly distributed by the US government to Native Americans; a short heavy woollen coat usually double-breasted and belted; a flat bottomed lake-boat

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mackle (n) and (vt)

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a blur or other imperfection in printing, caused by a double impression, wrinkling; to print imperfectly, to blur

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macle (n)

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a dark spot in a crystal; chiastolite; a twin crystal

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Mâcon (n)

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a heavy red or white burgundy from the Mâcon district of central France

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macon (n)

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smoked, salted mutton

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maconochie (n)

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(military) tinned meat and vegetable stew; any tinned food

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nab (n)

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a hilltop

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nabk (n)

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the Christ’s thorn

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nabob (n)

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a European who has amassed a great fortune in the East; any person of great wealth

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nacarat (n)

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a bright orange-red; a fabric so coloured

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nacelle (n)

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a streamlined structure on an aircraft housing the engine; the car of a balloon or airship

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nacket, nocket (n)

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a snack, a light lunch

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nacre (n)

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mother-of-pearl or a shellfish yielding it

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Na-Dene (n)

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a group of Native American languages comprising Athabascan, Haida, Tlingit and Eyak

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naevus (n)

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a birthmark; a pigmented spot or an overgrowth of small blood vessels in the skin

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naga (n)

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a snake, esp the cobra; a divine snake (Hindu myth)

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nagana (n)

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a disease of horses and cattle caused by a trypanosome transmitted by tsetse flies

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nagapie (n)

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(S Afr) the bushbaby or nocturnal lemur

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nagmaal (n)

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a Dutch Reformed Church sacrament

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nagor (n)

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W African antelope

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Nahal (n)

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an organization of young soldiers in Israel; an agricultural settlement established and managed by such soldiers

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naiant (adj)

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(Heraldry) swimming horizontally

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naik (n)

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a lord or governor; a corporal of Indian infantry

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nain (adj)

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(Sct) own

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nainsook (n)

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a type of muslin like jaconet

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Nair or Nayar (n)

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a people of Kerala who were formerly a noble and military caste of the Malabar coast who practiced a peculiar system of polyandry and matriliny

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naissant (adj)

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nascent; (heraldry) rising or coming forth

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naker (n)

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one of a pair of small medieval kettle drums

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oakenshaw (n)

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a little oak wood

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oak mast (n)

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acorns collectively

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oakum (n)

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old, usually tarred, ropes untwisted and teased out for caulking the seams of ships

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oar-footed (adj)

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having swimming feet

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oar-lap (n)

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a rabbit with ears standing out at right angles

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oast (n)

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a kiln to dry out hops or malt

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obang (n)

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an old Japanese oblong gold coin

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