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  • 121Ricardian rent — Rent Rent (r[e^]nt), n. [F. rente, LL. renta, fr. L. reddita, fem. sing. or neut. pl. of redditus, p. p. of reddere to give back, pay. See {Render}.] 1. Income; revenue. See {Catel}. [Obs.] Catel had they enough and rent. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 122Slothful — Sloth ful, a. Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle. [1913 Webster] He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Prov. xviii. 9. [1913 Webster] {Sloth ful*ly}, adv. {Sloth ful*ness}, n.… …

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  • 123Slothfully — Slothful Sloth ful, a. Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle. [1913 Webster] He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Prov. xviii. 9. [1913 Webster] {Sloth ful*ly}, adv. {Sloth ful*ness} …

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  • 124Slothfulness — Slothful Sloth ful, a. Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle. [1913 Webster] He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Prov. xviii. 9. [1913 Webster] {Sloth ful*ly}, adv. {Sloth ful*ness} …

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  • 125Thief — (th[=e]f), n.; pl. {Thieves} (th[=e]vz). [OE. thef, theef, AS. [thorn]e[ o]f; akin to OFries. thiaf, OS. theof, thiof, D. dief, G. dieb, OHG. diob, Icel. [thorn]j[=o]fr, Sw. tjuf, Dan. tyv, Goth. [thorn]iufs, [thorn]iubs, and perhaps to Lith.… …

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  • 126Thief catcher — Thief Thief (th[=e]f), n.; pl. {Thieves} (th[=e]vz). [OE. thef, theef, AS. [thorn]e[ o]f; akin to OFries. thiaf, OS. theof, thiof, D. dief, G. dieb, OHG. diob, Icel. [thorn]j[=o]fr, Sw. tjuf, Dan. tyv, Goth. [thorn]iufs, [thorn]iubs, and perhaps… …

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  • 127Thief leader — Thief Thief (th[=e]f), n.; pl. {Thieves} (th[=e]vz). [OE. thef, theef, AS. [thorn]e[ o]f; akin to OFries. thiaf, OS. theof, thiof, D. dief, G. dieb, OHG. diob, Icel. [thorn]j[=o]fr, Sw. tjuf, Dan. tyv, Goth. [thorn]iufs, [thorn]iubs, and perhaps… …

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  • 128Thief taker — Thief Thief (th[=e]f), n.; pl. {Thieves} (th[=e]vz). [OE. thef, theef, AS. [thorn]e[ o]f; akin to OFries. thiaf, OS. theof, thiof, D. dief, G. dieb, OHG. diob, Icel. [thorn]j[=o]fr, Sw. tjuf, Dan. tyv, Goth. [thorn]iufs, [thorn]iubs, and perhaps… …

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