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bumbard
▪ I. † bumbard, -art, n. and a. Obs. Also 6 bombard. [f. bum bumb, v.2 + -ard. Cf. also bowbert in a similar sense.] A. n. A bumble-bee, a drone; also fig. a droning person, a driveller. Cf. bumble n.1 2.c 1505 Dunbar Twa Mariit Wem. & Wedo 91 Ane bumbart, ane dron bee, ane bag full of flewme. Ibid....
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bombard
▪ I. bombard, n. (ˈbɒm-, ˈbʌmbəd) Forms: 5–7 bumbard, 6 boumbard, 5–9 bombarde, 6– bombard. [a. OF. bombarde ‘a murthering-piece’ (Cotgr.), in med.L. bombarda, originally a mechanical engine for throwing large stones (see Du Cange); prob. f. L. bombus a humming noise + -arda, fem. form of Romance su...
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huddroun
huddroun, a. Sc. ? Obs. Also 8 huderon. According to Jamieson, Slovenly. Hence perh. belly huddroun, ‘slow-belly’, sluggard, in Dunbar.1500–20 Dunbar Poems xxvi. 70 Mony sweir bumbard belly huddroun. Ibid. lxxv. 38 My belly huddrun, my swete hurle bawsy. 1721 Kelly Sc. Prov. 14 (Jam.) A morning-slee...
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sweer
sweer, a. Sc. and north. dial. (swɪə(r), swir) Forms: 1 swær (suuer, swer), swære, 3 Orm. sware, 3–7 swere, 4 suer, 4–5 suere, 4–6 swer, 6 sweyr, 6–7 sueir, 6–9 sweir, 7 sweare, 7, 9 swear, 8– sweer. [Com. Teut. adj. (= heavy, grievous, grave):—OE. swǽr, swǽre, also swár, = OFris. swêre (WFris. swie...
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artillery
artillery, n. (ɑːˈtɪlərɪ) Forms: 4 artel-, artilrie, 5 artellerye, artilȝery, artylery, -lrye, artailȝierie, 5–6 artyllerye, artillary, -arie, -ari, 6 artelere, artellere, artilerie, artylary, -llary, -lerey, 6–7 artillerie, 6– artillery. See also artaillie, artry. [a. OFr. artillerie, arteillerie, ...
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liquor
▪ I. liquor, n. (ˈlɪkə(r)) Forms: 3 licur(e, 4 li-, lykour, 4–6 lycour(e, 4–7 licour(e, liquour(e, 5–6 lycor, 5–7 licor, (5 lycure, lycowr, liccore, 6 liquore, lyquor, liker, lickor, likcour, 7 liqor, liquer, licquor, lecker), 6– liquor. [a. OF. licur, licour, likeur, mod.F. liqueur (Pr. licor, liqu...
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