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  • 71Leuchars —    LEUCHARS, a parish, in the district of St. Andrew s, county of Fife; containing, with the village of Balmullo, 1901 inhabitants, of whom 592 are in the village of Leuchars, 7½ miles (N. E. by E.) from Cupar. This place appears to have derived… …

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  • 72Libberton —    LIBBERTON, a parish, in the Upper ward of the county of Lanark; including the village of Quothquan, and containing 796 inhabitants, of whom 117 are in the village of Libberton, 2½ miles (S. by E.) from Carnwath. This place, of which the name… …

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  • 73Newabbey —    NEWABBEY, a parish, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright; containing 1049 inhabitants, of whom 330 are in the village, 7 miles (S. by W.) from Dumfries. This place, anciently called Kirkindar from the situation of the old church on an island in… …

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  • 74Polwarth —    POLWARTH, a parish, in the county of Berwick, 4 miles (S. W.) from Dunse; containing 260 inhabitants, of whom about 160 are in the village, and the remainder in the rural districts. This place once formed part of the estates of the Marchmont… …

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  • 75Ruthven —    RUTHVEN, a parish, in the county of Forfar, 3 miles (N.) from Meigle; containing, with the hamlets of Balbirnie, Barberswells, Bridgend, and Whins, 471 inhabitants. This place was for many generations the seat of the Crichton family, of whose… …

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  • 76Southdean —    SOUTHDEAN, a parish, in the district of Jedburgh, county of Roxburgh, 10 miles (S. by W.) from Jedburgh; containing, with the village of Chesters, 868 inhabitants. This place, which is also called Chesters, derives the name of Southdean,… …

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  • 77pleasant — pleas|ant W3S3 [ˈplezənt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: plaisant, from plaisir; PLEASE2] 1.) enjoyable or attractive and making you feel happy = ↑nice →↑pleasure ▪ It had been a pleasant evening. ▪ the pleasant climate of Southern… …

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  • 78weather — weath|er1 W2S1 [ˈweðə US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: weder] 1.) [singular, U] the temperature and other conditions such as sun, rain, and wind ▪ What s the weather like today? ▪ a period of unusually hot weather ▪ The weather turned bitterly… …

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  • 79crispy — [[t]krɪ̱spi[/t]] crispier, crispiest ADJ GRADED (approval) Food that is crispy is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface. ...crispy fried onions. ...crispy bread rolls. Syn: crisp …

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  • 80piquant — [ pi:k(ə)nt, kɒnt] adjective 1》 having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavour. 2》 pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind. Derivatives piquancy noun piquantly adverb Origin C16: from Fr., lit. stinging, pricking , pres. participle… …

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