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AHA |
There it is! |
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HELP |
Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it. |
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VOILA |
Virginia fenced in petrol source – and there it is! |
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RULE |
Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or
condition of things; as, it is a rule to which there are many
exeptions. |
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COLLIE |
The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the
rough-haired and smooth-haired. It is remarkable for its intelligence,
displayed especially in caring for flocks. |
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CRIBBAGE |
A game of cards, played by two or four persons, in
which there is a crib. (See Crib, 11.) It is characterized by a great
variety of chances. |
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REALISM |
As opposed to idealism, the doctrine that in sense
perception there is an immediate cognition of the external object, and
our knowledge of it is not mediate and representative. |
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LIME |
A fruit allied to the lemon, but much smaller; also, the tree
which bears it. There are two kinds; Citrus Medica, var. acida which is
intensely... |
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PENDANT |
A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in
the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an
important part ... |
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POTATO |
...ily, and
its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties
used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the s... |
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COMPONE |
...es of alternate colors following the curve. If
there are two rows it is called counter-compony. ... |
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SEIZIN |
...It may be
either in deed or in law; the former when there is actual possession,
the latter when there is a right to such possession by construct... |
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KING-POST |
...ss. It
is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in
the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they
... |
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SUPERFETATION |
...mpregnation occurring after another impregnation but before the birth
of the offspring produced by it. This is possible only when there is a
dou... |
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NONESUCH |
A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such;
something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It is given as
a name to vari... |
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TECTIBRANCHIATA |
...n which the gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and
protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it is usually
thin... |
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FOUR-O'CLOCK |
A plant of the genus Mirabilis. There are about half
a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of America. The common
four-o'clock is M. Jal... |
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LEMON |
An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and
containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical
tree of the genus C... |
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IGNORAMUS |
...merly
written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not
sufficient evidence to warrant them in finding it a true bill. The
p... |
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GYRON |
...s angles at
the fess point and the opposite aide at the edge of the escutcheon.
When there is only one gyron on the shield it is bounded by two ... |
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FLASK |
...iddle part; and the drag, or
bottom part. When there are one or more cheeks, the flask is called a
three part flask, four part flask, etc. ... |
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HICKORY |
An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are
several species. The shagbark is the C. alba, and has a very rough
bark; it affords the... |
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WARRANTY |
...e. In sales of goods
by persons in possession, there is an implied warranty of title, but,
as to the quality of goods, the rule of every sale is... |
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CERTIORARI |
...rt, to
call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there
depending, in order that the party may have more sure and speedy
just... |
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SPERM WHALE |
...s),
having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In
the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity... |