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twifallow
† twiˈfallow, twy-, v. Obs. [f. twi- + fallow v.2] trans. To fallow twice; to fallow a second time; to plough up (land) a second time in the course of its lying fallow. Hence † twifallowing vbl. n.; also twifallow n.1557 Tusser 100 Points Husb. lxxviii, In May at the furdest, twy fallow thy lande. 1...
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thry-fallow
† ˈthry-ˌfallow, v. Obs. [app. f. thrie, thrye, thrice + fallow v., but perh. a later alteration of three-fallow (three III. 2) after twy-, twifallow.] trans. = trifallow.1573 Tusser Husb. (1878) 121 Thry fallow I pray thee, Least thistles bewray thee. 1641 Terrier Plesheybury Manor, Essex Sept. lf....
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trifallow
† ˈtriˌfallow, v. Obs. Also 8 try-, tre-; see also thry-fallow. [app. altered from the earlier three-, thry-fallow, after twifallow, or under the influence of tri- prefix as in tri-weekly, triennial, etc.] trans. To plough (land) a third time in the course of its lying fallow. Also absol.[1573, 1641...
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twi-
twi-, twy-, prefix (twaɪ) [OE. twi- = OFris. twi-, MLG. twi-, MDu. twe-, Du. twee-, OHG. zwi-, Ger. zwie-, ON. tv{iacu}-, Norw., Sw., Da. tve-; cognate with Skr. dvi-, Gr. δι-, L. bi-, Lith. dvi-, from root akin to Skr. dwau, dwē, Gr. δύο, L. duo, two. In OE. the regular comb. form expressing two, s...
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fallow
▪ I. fallow, n. (ˈfæləʊ) Forms: 3–4 falwe, 5 falghe, (valwe), 5–6 falow(e, 6–7 fallowe, 6– fallow. See also fauch n. [The relation between this and the cognate fallow a.2 and v. is not quite clear. The OE. fælᵹing, glossed novalia (‘fallows’) and occas. (‘harrows’) in Corpus Glossary, seems to imply...
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hemlock
▪ I. hemlock, n. (ˈhɛmlɒk) Forms: α. 1 hymlice, hymlic, hemlic, 3 hemeluc, 5 hem(e)lok, 6 hemlake, 6–7 hemlocke, 7 hemloc, hemblock, 6– hemlock. β. 5 humlok(e, humblok, homeluk, -lok, 6 humlocke, homlo(k)ke, -lock(e, 5–9 (dial.) humlock. [OE. hymlice weak fem., hymlic, hemlic, str. masc.; of obscure...
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