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kennel-raker
† ˈkennel-ˌraker Obs. A raker of the gutter; a scavenger; also used as a term of abuse.c 1589 Theses Martinianæ 27 You contemne such kenell rakers and scullions. 1618 Wither Motto Wks. (1633) 552 Those gaudy Upstarts no more prize I doe Than poorest Kennell-rakers. 1731 Arbuthnot Treat. Scolding 20 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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kennel
▪ I. kennel, n.1 (ˈkɛnəl) Forms: 4–6 kenel, 5 -elle, 5–6 -ell, (6 cannel), 6–7 kennell, 6– kennel. [app. a. ONF. *kenil = F. chenil (16th c. in Hatz.-Darm.):—popular L. canīle (in Wr.-Wülcker 198/29), f. canis dog, with suffix as in ovīle sheepfold. Sense 2 may be partly due to OF. kienaille, chiena... Oxford English Dictionary
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gibbet
▪ I. gibbet, n.1 (ˈdʒɪbɪt) Forms: 3–8 gibet(t, 3–5 gebet(t, 4–6 gyb(b)ate, -et(te, jebat, (4 gebat, 6 Sc. geibat, geobet, gibbot), 5–6 jub(b)et(t, 5–7 jeb(b)et(t, 6 gyb(b)yt(te, gebbit, jebytt, 6–7 jeb(b)it, jibbet(t, jeobet(te, -it, 7–8 gibbit, 6– gibbet. [a. OF. gibet gallows, gibbet, in early use... Oxford English Dictionary
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channel
▪ I. channel, n.1 (ˈtʃænəl) Forms: 3–7 chanel, 4 chanelle, 4–7 chanell, (6 chenell), 6–7 channell, 6– channel. [ME. chanel, a. OF. chanel, ‘old form of canal’ (Littré):—L. canāl-em; see canal, which also compare for the senses.] I. A channel of running water, or the like. 1. The hollow bed of runnin... Oxford English Dictionary
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