Rounceval
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Rounceval — Roun ce*val, a. [F. Ronceval, Roncevaux, a town at the foot of the foot of the Pyrenees, Sp. Roncesvalles.] Large; strong; from the gigantic bones shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rounceval — a. large; n. marrowfat pea … Dictionary of difficult words
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marrowfat — Rounceval Roun ce*val, n. A giant; anything large; a kind of pea called also {marrowfat}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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