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  • 61whalp — ˈ(h)walp Scot & dialect variant of whelp * * * whalm, whalp see walm, whelm, whelp …

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  • 62LION — Called in the Talmud the king of the beasts (Ḥag. 13b), the lion has many Hebrew names: (אַרְיֵה (aryeh) or אֲרִי (ari), and לָבִיא (lavi) fem. לְבִיאָה (levi ah), both of which are used for the lion in general, כְּפִיר (kefir), usually a young… …

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  • 63MARI — MARI, one of the principal centers of Mesopotamia during the third and early second millennia B.C.E. The archaeological and epigraphical discoveries there are of prime significance for the history of Mesopotamia and Upper Syria. The Akkadian… …

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  • 64Both — Both, conj. As well; not only; equally. [1913 Webster] Note: Both precedes the first of two co[ o]rdinate words or phrases, and is followed by and before the other, both . . . and . . .; as well the one as the other; not only this, but also that; …

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  • 65brachet — bratchet ratch et, (br[a^]ch [e^]t), n. [Sc. also bratchart; fr. ME. brachet, fr. OF. brachet; ML. brachetus, dim. of brache a hound. See {brach}.] a kind of hound; a {brach}; applied contemptuously to a child. See also {brach}. [Also spelled… …

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  • 66bratchet — ratch et, (br[a^]ch [e^]t), n. [Sc. also bratchart; fr. ME. brachet, fr. OF. brachet; ML. brachetus, dim. of brache a hound. See {brach}.] a kind of hound; a {brach}; applied contemptuously to a child. See also {brach}. [Also spelled {brachet}.] …

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  • 67colley — Collie Col lie (k[o^]l l[y^]), n. [Gael. cuilean whelp, puppy, dog.] (Zo[ o]l.) The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the rough haired and smooth haired. It is remarkable for its intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks.… …

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  • 68Collie — Col lie (k[o^]l l[y^]), n. [Gael. cuilean whelp, puppy, dog.] (Zo[ o]l.) The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the rough haired and smooth haired. It is remarkable for its intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks. [Written …

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  • 69colly — Collie Col lie (k[o^]l l[y^]), n. [Gael. cuilean whelp, puppy, dog.] (Zo[ o]l.) The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the rough haired and smooth haired. It is remarkable for its intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks.… …

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  • 70Cub — (k[u^]b), n. [Cf. Ir. cuib cub, whelp, young dog, Ir. & Gael. cu dog; akin to E. hound.] 1. A young animal, esp. the young of the bear. [1913 Webster] 2. Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill mannered boy. [1913… …

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