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mumping
▪ I. mumping, vbl. n.1 Obs. exc. dial. (ˈmʌmpɪŋ) [f. mump v.1 + -ing1.] The action of grimacing.1611 Cotgr., Minauderies, foolish trickes, apish pranks, mumpings, mowings. 1721 Kelly Scot. Prov. 183, I know your meaning, by your mumping. a 1734 North Exam. i. iii §46 We are to understand his Meaning...
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mump
▪ I. mump, n. and a. (mʌmp) Also 6–7 mumpe. [Symbolical of the movements of the lips made in pronouncing the word. Cf. mump v. and mum int. With sense 1 cf. Icel. mumpaskælur grimace with the mouth, mumpr curly beard (Björn Halldórson).] A. n. † 1. A grimace, ‘mouth’. Obs.1592 Nashe P. Penilesse 22 ...
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craunch
▪ I. craunch, cranch, v. (krɑːnʃ, krɔːnʃ) [Cranch appears after 1600; in early use it varied with scranch, still given by Johnson, 1755, as retained by the Scots, and now dialectal. As in other words where initial cr- and scr- interchange (cf. crab, scrab, crap, scrap, cratch, scratch), it is doubtf...
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old-wife
old wife, old-wife 1. An old woman. Now usually disparaging (cf. old a. 1 c). (Formerly sometimes as one word.) old wives' fable, old wives' story, old wives' tale, a foolish story such as is told by garrulous old women.1340 Ayenb. 219 A guod ald wyf porchaceþ more of heuene ine one-lepi oure biddin...
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consume
▪ I. consume, v.1 (kənˈsjuːm) [ad. (perh. through F.) L. consūm-ĕre to take up completely, make away with, eat up, devour, waste, destroy, spend, bestow, etc., f. con- altogether + sūm-ĕre to take up, lay hold of, etc. For its pa. pple., consumpt (q.v.), from L. consumptus, was in early use. F. cons...
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superannuate
▪ I. superˈannuate, a. and n. Now rare. [ad. mod.L. *superannuātus, altered f. superannātus superannate.] A. adj. = superannuated.1647 Ward Simple Cobler 21 As if former Truths were grown superannuate and saplesse, if not altogether antiquate. 1654 Gayton Pleas. Notes i. iv. 13, I believe Rosinante ...
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sore
▪ I. sore, n.1 (sɔə(r)) Forms: α. 1–3 sar (2–3 sær), north. and Sc. 4 sar, 4–6, 9 sare, 6– sair. β. 3–5 sor (3 seor), 4–5 soor(e (5 soure), 6–7 soare, 7 soar, 4– sore. [OE. sár str. neut., = OFris. sêr (WFris. sear, NFris. siar), MDu. seer, zeer (Du. zeer), OS. sêr (MLG. sêr-e, LG. ser, seer), OHG.,...
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