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unbuxom
† unˈbuxom, a. Obs. Forms: (see buxom a.). [un-1 7. Cf. unbowsome a.] 1. Not submissive or compliant; intractable, disobedient. Freq. const. to.a 1250 Prov. ælfred 450 in O.E. Misc. 128 Betere is child vnbore, Þane vnbuhsum. a 1300 Cursor M. 28089 To crist ic haue vn-buxum bene. c 1330 R. Brunne Chr...
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unbowsome
unˈbowsome, a. Obs. exc. dial. [un-1 7. Cf. NFris. ünbügsom, MDu. onboochsam, Du. onbuigzaam, G. unbeugsam.] 1. = unbuxom a. 1.c 1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 266/185 Ake þat ich onbouȝsum ne beo i-seie..I-chulle bidde for þe, mi leoue fader. 1340 Ayenb. 21 Þou hest y-by onboȝsam to þine uader and to þine mo...
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overreach
▪ I. overreach, n. (ˈəʊvəriːtʃ) [f. next.] 1. a. A reaching over some thing or person. b. Too great a reach, stretch, or strain; an excessive reach. c. Exaggeration.1556 J. Heywood Spider & F. lxx. 116 An ouer-rech aboue the weake wittes cure. 1644–7 Cleveland Char. Lond. Diurn. Poems (1677) 101 It ...
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