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ˈreeing, ˈrying, vbl. n. Also 5 rey(i)ng, 9 reean, rieing, rayen. [f. ree v. + -ing1.] 1. The action of reeing corn; hence reeing-sieve, reeing-machine.α 1400–1 Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 603 In j ridella et j reyingsife empt. ijs. vjd. 1485–6 Ibid. 649, 1 Reyng syff, iijd. 1620 Markham Farew. Husb...
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ree
▪ I. † ree, n.1 Obs. Also 6 rhe. [Of obscure origin.] A stream, channel, river. Perh. repr. OE. éa with the r of the fem. article in such phrases as on or ofer þǽre éa: see Hempl in An Engl. Miscellany (1901) 155 and Skeat Student's Pastime 400. But connexion with Flem. reie and rui (in Kilian reye,...
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bummaree
bummaree (bʌməˈriː) Also 8–9 bomaree, 9 bumbaree, bommeree. [Origin unknown. Cf. bummery.] 1. A middleman in the fish trade at Billingsgate.[1707 Lond. Gaz. No. 4330/7 Run away..a Negro Boy..called Hermitage or Bumaree.] 1786 Rep. Committee of City of Lond. on Price Provisions 31 The Bomarees will b...
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pelt
▪ I. pelt, n.1 (pɛlt) Also 7 pealt. [Appears early in 15th c. Evidently related to pell n.1, but actual formation obscure. It may perhaps have been syncopated from pellet n.2, with sense 2 of which it agrees, though such a syncope is very unusual. It may also have been a back-formation from pelt-ry ...
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referee
▪ I. referee, n. (rɛfəˈriː) Also 7 referree. [f. refer v. + -ee1.] † 1. a. One appointed by Parliament to examine and report on applications for monopolies or letters patent. Obs.1621 in Crt. & Times Jas. I (1848) II. 235 The Lords and Commons met in the afternoon, to consult what punishment to infl...
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