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  • 111Upbraid — Up*braid ([u^]p*br[=a]d ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Upbraided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Upbraiding}.] [OE. upbreiden; AS. upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred Icel. breg[eth]a to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off,… …

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  • 112Upbraided — Upbraid Up*braid ([u^]p*br[=a]d ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Upbraided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Upbraiding}.] [OE. upbreiden; AS. upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred Icel. breg[eth]a to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break… …

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  • 113Upbraiding — Upbraid Up*braid ([u^]p*br[=a]d ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Upbraided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Upbraiding}.] [OE. upbreiden; AS. upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred Icel. breg[eth]a to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break… …

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  • 114jack — [jak] n. pl. for jack 7, 8, 9, 10JACKS or JACK jacks [ME Jacke, Jake < OFr Jaque, Jaques < LL(Ec) Jacobus,JACOB] 1. [J ] nickname for JOHN1 2. [often J ] a …

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  • 115Spurn — (sp[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurned} (sp[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurning}.] [OE. spurnen to kick against, to stumble over, AS. spurnan to kick, offend; akin to spura spur, OS. & OHG. spurnan to kick, Icel. spyrna, L. spernere to despise,… …

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  • 116Spurned — Spurn Spurn (sp[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurned} (sp[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurning}.] [OE. spurnen to kick against, to stumble over, AS. spurnan to kick, offend; akin to spura spur, OS. & OHG. spurnan to kick, Icel. spyrna, L. spernere… …

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  • 117Spurning — Spurn Spurn (sp[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurned} (sp[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurning}.] [OE. spurnen to kick against, to stumble over, AS. spurnan to kick, offend; akin to spura spur, OS. & OHG. spurnan to kick, Icel. spyrna, L. spernere… …

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  • 118Spit — Spit, v. i. 1. To throw out saliva from the mouth. [1913 Webster] 2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles. [1913 Webster] It had been spitting with rain. Dickens. [1913 Webster] {To spit on} or {To spit upon}, to insult grossly; to treat… …

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  • 119To spit on — Spit Spit, v. i. 1. To throw out saliva from the mouth. [1913 Webster] 2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles. [1913 Webster] It had been spitting with rain. Dickens. [1913 Webster] {To spit on} or {To spit upon}, to insult grossly; to… …

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  • 120To spit upon — Spit Spit, v. i. 1. To throw out saliva from the mouth. [1913 Webster] 2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles. [1913 Webster] It had been spitting with rain. Dickens. [1913 Webster] {To spit on} or {To spit upon}, to insult grossly; to… …

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