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  • 11back — I. n. 1. Upper part, outer part. 2. Hinder part, posterior portion, rear, end. II. a. 1. Remote, on the frontier, away from the thicker settlements. 2. Hindmost, in the rear. 3. In a backward direction. [Used as a prefix, with hyphen.] …

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  • 12ret´ro|grade´ly — ret|ro|grade «REHT ruh grayd», adjective, verb, grad|ed, grad|ing. –adj. 1. moving backward; retreating. 2. becoming worse; declining; deteriorating. 3. inverse or reversed: » …

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  • 13ret|ro|grade — «REHT ruh grayd», adjective, verb, grad|ed, grad|ing. –adj. 1. moving backward; retreating. 2. becoming worse; declining; deteriorating. 3. inverse or reversed: » …

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  • 14Indo-China — • The most easterly of the three great peninsulas of Southern Asia, is bounded on the north by the mountains of Assam, the Plateau of Yun nan, and the mountains of Kwang si; on the east by the province of Kwang si (Canton), the Gulf of Tong king …

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  • 15Rock — Rock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rocked};p. pr. & vb. n. {Rocking}.] [AS. roccian; akin to Dan. rokke to move, to snake; cf. Icel. rukkja to pull, move, G. r[ u]cken to move, push, pull.] 1. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a …

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  • 16Rocked — Rock Rock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rocked};p. pr. & vb. n. {Rocking}.] [AS. roccian; akin to Dan. rokke to move, to snake; cf. Icel. rukkja to pull, move, G. r[ u]cken to move, push, pull.] 1. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting …

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  • 17Rocking — Rock Rock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rocked};p. pr. & vb. n. {Rocking}.] [AS. roccian; akin to Dan. rokke to move, to snake; cf. Icel. rukkja to pull, move, G. r[ u]cken to move, push, pull.] 1. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting …

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  • 18gate — Swing Swing, v. t. 1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other. [1913 Webster] He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round. Dryden. [1913 Webster] They get on ropes, as you must have… …

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  • 19Swing — Swing, v. t. 1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other. [1913 Webster] He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round. Dryden. [1913 Webster] They get on ropes, as you must have seen… …

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  • 20To swing a door — Swing Swing, v. t. 1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other. [1913 Webster] He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round. Dryden. [1913 Webster] They get on ropes, as you must have… …

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