stringertom
Bionic Poster
Glad two sea Sabooshs’ fave activity (baking bagels) maid the list.
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3loudboys
G.O.A.T.
He should have been top of the list - certainly on TT.
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Tennease
Legend
I didn't know that bokeh is a Japanese word.
3loudboys
G.O.A.T.
Tennease
Legend
I didn't know that "mudlark" is not only a bird name. We have common birds here that are called Mudlarks.
I've been listening to BBC Radio 4 on my online radio app, and I found they have a lot of interesting stories.
Today they are talking about "mudlarking".
A mudlark is someone who scavenges in river mud for items of value, a term used especially to describe those who scavenged this way in London during the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Funny that they have to have a license to be a mudlark. This lady talking in the radio said that she is not allowed to dig on the ground and with her license she is only allowed to pick what's on the surface. If they find something of a high value they have to report it to the authorities.
www.bbc.co.uk
en.wikipedia.org
LOL, I've just heard that somebody's ferret found an expensive golden ring with diamonds !!!!!
I've been listening to BBC Radio 4 on my online radio app, and I found they have a lot of interesting stories.
Today they are talking about "mudlarking".
A mudlark is someone who scavenges in river mud for items of value, a term used especially to describe those who scavenged this way in London during the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Funny that they have to have a license to be a mudlark. This lady talking in the radio said that she is not allowed to dig on the ground and with her license she is only allowed to pick what's on the surface. If they find something of a high value they have to report it to the authorities.
BBC Radio 4 - Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem - Episode guide
All episodes of Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem
Mudlark - Wikipedia
LOL, I've just heard that somebody's ferret found an expensive golden ring with diamonds !!!!!
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3loudboys
G.O.A.T.
Interestingly, there is a statue in Portsmouth that is a memorial to Mudlarks. According to the passage below it became almost 'show-like' with the Mudlarks and the passers by entertained by the activity. The inscription on the statue evokes the spirit of the Mudlarks.
The inscription reads:
The statue commemorates the generations of Portsea children who enjoyed mudlarking here - entertaining travellers by retrieving coins they threw into the mud below the bridge to the harbour station and Gosport Ferry. Boys and girls would scramble to find the money tossed down, sometimes diving into the mud, performing handstands or dipping their heads in it. Many Portsea families lived in poverty, so the small change was welcomed. Usually, what the children did not spend on sweets or pie and chips was given to mum to help out the family finances.
Most parents disapproved of their children's activities, while the police regarded mudlarking as begging and tried to stop it. Mudlarking supplemented other ways of earning a few shillings, such as carrying passengers' bags or finding drivers parking spaces. The building of the new bus terminus in 1976-7 put an end to mudlarking.
The inscription reads:
The statue commemorates the generations of Portsea children who enjoyed mudlarking here - entertaining travellers by retrieving coins they threw into the mud below the bridge to the harbour station and Gosport Ferry. Boys and girls would scramble to find the money tossed down, sometimes diving into the mud, performing handstands or dipping their heads in it. Many Portsea families lived in poverty, so the small change was welcomed. Usually, what the children did not spend on sweets or pie and chips was given to mum to help out the family finances.
Most parents disapproved of their children's activities, while the police regarded mudlarking as begging and tried to stop it. Mudlarking supplemented other ways of earning a few shillings, such as carrying passengers' bags or finding drivers parking spaces. The building of the new bus terminus in 1976-7 put an end to mudlarking.
Tennease
Legend
Interestingly, there is a statue in Portsmouth that is a memorial to Mudlarks. According to the passage below it became almost 'show-like' with the Mudlarks and the passers by entertained by the activity. The inscription on the statue evokes the spirit of the Mudlarks.
The inscription reads:
The statue commemorates the generations of Portsea children who enjoyed mudlarking here - entertaining travellers by retrieving coins they threw into the mud below the bridge to the harbour station and Gosport Ferry. Boys and girls would scramble to find the money tossed down, sometimes diving into the mud, performing handstands or dipping their heads in it. Many Portsea families lived in poverty, so the small change was welcomed. Usually, what the children did not spend on sweets or pie and chips was given to mum to help out the family finances.
Most parents disapproved of their children's activities, while the police regarded mudlarking as begging and tried to stop it. Mudlarking supplemented other ways of earning a few shillings, such as carrying passengers' bags or finding drivers parking spaces. The building of the new bus terminus in 1976-7 put an end to mudlarking.
Very interesting! I've seen similar activities of people throwing money in some tourism attractions around Asia (rivers, lakes) where kids would dive from a very high cliff or platform and retrieve the money.
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chrischris
G.O.A.T.
Like .. meaning really nothing about half of the time and for the other half just about anything. Right?
3loudboys
G.O.A.T.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Eye got the greins four the droop volleigh!
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Jack and Jill went up the hill, each had a buck and a quarter; Jill came down with $2.50; the fuqing wh0re!
stringertom
Bionic Poster
In gambling, particularly at gaming tables, a “tell” is an unprofitable personal gesture or movement by a player that can give away what that player holds when wagering. Police detectives also look for “tells” during interrogations of criminal suspects.
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dae
in British English
(de )
VERB
a Scot word for do1
Examples of 'dae' in a sentence
dae
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They ken we wadna dae onything that was too disrespectful," said the Magistrate.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING
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in British English
(de )
VERB
a Scot word for do1
Examples of 'dae' in a sentence
dae
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They ken we wadna dae onything that was too disrespectful," said the Magistrate.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright [emoji2398] HarperCollins Publishers
3loudboys
G.O.A.T.
New words appearing in the Oxford English March & April 2020
- anti-suffragism, n.: “Opposition to the extension of the right to vote in political elections to women; the political movement dedicated to this.”
- infodemic, n.: “A proliferation of diverse, often unsubstantiated information relating to a crisis, controversy, or event, which disseminates rapidly”
- archicembalo, n.: “Any of various types of harpsichord having more than twelve keys to the octave and therefore capable of producing intervals smaller than a semitone”
- Argonautical, adj.: “Of, relating to, or likened to the Argonauts. Cf. Argonautic adj.”
- baff, n.2: “A slipper; = baffie n. Usually in plural.”
- bampot, or bamstick, n.: “A foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; (also spec.) a belligerent or disruptive person. Often as a contemptuous form of address.”
- bawbag, n.: “The *******. Cf. ball bag n. 2.”
- bealach, n.: “A narrow mountain pass.”
- bigsie, adj.: “Having an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance; arrogant, pretentious, conceited.”
- biofortification, n.: “Treatment of seed with microorganisms such as nitrogen-fixing bacteria in order to improve the growth of subsequent seedlings. rare.”
- bok, n. and adj.: “South African.”
- bosie, n.1: “A person’s bosom.”
- bowf, n. and adj.: “An unpleasant smell; a stink. Also figurative.”
- bowfing, adj.: “Foul-smelling, stinking. Also more generally: unpleasant, horrible.”
- cannabutter, n.: “Butter infused with cannabis, used as an ingredient in cannabis edibles such as cookies and brownies.”
- chipmunky, adj.: “Resembling or characteristic of a chipmunk, typically with reference to a person having prominent cheeks or a perky, mischievous character.”
- chuddies, n.: “Short trousers, shorts. Now usually: underwear; underpants.”
- Cohee, n.: “An inhabitant of the mountainous regions of western Virginia (including present-day West Virginia), being typically of Irish, Scottish, or German”
- coorie, v.: “intransitive. To crouch, stoop, or keep low, esp. for protection. Usually with down, in.”
- dorgi, n.: “A dog cross-bred from a dachshund and a corgi; such dogs considered collectively as a breed.”
- doxa, n.: “Opinion or belief; spec. the body of established or unquestioned attitudes or beliefs held generally within a particular society, community, group”
- Eutheria, n.: “With singular agreement: an infraclass of mammals comprising those in which the females develop a placenta (as distinguished from marsupials”
- exomoon, n.: “A natural satellite orbiting an extrasolar planet.”
- extubate, v.: “transitive. To remove a previously inserted tube from (a patient). Also intransitive: to perform this procedure. Cf. extubation n., intubation n.”
- fantoosh, adj.: “Fancy, showy, flashy; stylish, sophisticated; fashionable, exotic. Often used disparagingly, implying ostentation or pretentiousness.”
- farro, n.: “The hulled grains of any of several types of wheat, spec. emmer, spelt, and einkorn, typically used in salads, soups, etc. Also: a plant producing”
- febrous, adj.: “Affected with or characterized by fever; causing or indicative of fever; feverish. Often figurative or in figurative contexts. Cf. febrile adj.”
- geggie, n.2: “A person’s mouth. Frequently in shut your geggie: ‘be quiet’, ‘shut up’.”
- gramadoelas, n.: “A remote rural region; the backwoods, the ‘sticks’. Cf. bundu n.”
- grullo, adj. and n.: “Designating a horse having a coat of a grey or greyish-tan colour with a darker head and stripe along the back and a dark mane and tail.”
- hensopper, n.: “Originally: a Boer who surrendered to the British during the Boer War (1899–1902). Now also in extended use: a person who surrenders or who gives up”
- hok, n.: “An enclosure for domestic animals. Frequently with modifying word specifying the type of animal being kept. Cf. hokkie n. 1.”
- imbizo, n.: “A meeting, an assembly; esp. a gathering of the Zulu people called by a traditional leader. Cf. kgotla n. 2.”
- isicathamiya, n.: “A style of unaccompanied singing originating amongst rural Zulu male choirs.”
- jibbons, n.: “With plural agreement. Spring onions.”
- Jozi, n.: “A nickname for: the city of Johannesburg.”
- kanna, n.: “A South African succulent plant having white and yellow flowers with narrow, threadlike petals, Sceletium tortuosum (family Aizoaceae), the roots”
- Koevoet, n.: “A paramilitary counter-insurgency unit of the South African police force, deployed in South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1979 until 1989.”
- lekgotla, n.: “An enclosure or public space where community assemblies take place; = kgotla n. 1.”
- MacGyver, v.: “transitive. To construct, fix, or modify (something) in an improvised or inventive way, typically by making use of whatever items are at hand”
- makgotla, n.: “A traditional court of law consisting of village members; (in later use) a people’s court convened in a township; = lekgotla n. 2.”
- maltipoo, n.: “A dog cross-bred from a Maltese terrier and a miniature or toy poodle; such dogs considered collectively as a breed.”
- misgender, v.: “transitive. To assign the wrong grammatical gender to (a word). rare.”
- mobula, n.: “More fully mobula ray. Any of various rays of the genus Mobula (family Myliobatidae), typically having a ventral mouth and lacking a spine”
- neurostimulator, n.: “Any of various devices used to stimulate nerves or neural tissue by means of electrical current, for experimental or therapeutic purposes.”
- puggle, n.2: “A dog cross-bred from a pug and a beagle; such dogs considered collectively as a breed.”
- rooked, adj.: “Originally: deprived of money through fraudulent or underhand means; swindled, fleeced. In later use also (chiefly Scottish): without money”
- Santee, n.1 and adj.: “A member of a Sioux people living chiefly in parts of North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Manitoba; = Dakota n. 1.”
- sithee, v.: “intransitive. Used to represent the words (I’ll) see thee, in expressions of farewell: ‘(I’ll) see you’. Usually with ellipsis of subject”
- Sitkan, n. and adj.: “A member of a tribe of the Tlingit whose former territory was on the western side of Baranof and Chichagof islands in the Alaska Panhandle”
- sitooterie, n.: “A secluded area within a building where people can sit apart from others; an alcove, recess. Now rare.”
- sit-ski, n.: “A ski with a seat fitted on top; spec.: one designed to be used by skiers with limited or no mobility in their legs.”
- Sitt, n.: “In Arabic-speaking contexts: a woman, a lady. Chiefly used as a title or form of address preceding a name.”
- situatedness, n.: “The quality of being situated (in various senses).”
- situpa, n.: “In Southern Rhodesia (subsequently Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (subsequently Zambia): an official document issued by the government to black…”
- Sitzprobe, n.: “In opera and musical theatre: the first rehearsal where the singers and the full orchestra perform together, without sets or costumes”
- skunked, adj.: “Drunk, intoxicated. In later use also: under the influence of marijuana (cf. skunk n. 3). Chiefly in predicative use.”
- spiritoso, adv., adj., and n.: “As a musical direction: in a lively or spirited manner.”
- spret, v.: “transitive. To tear, split, or burst (esp. a seam, etc.); to unravel. Frequently with down, up. Also intransitive.”
- sprit, n.4: “A sudden quick movement; a spring, jump, leap.”
- spritty, adj.1: “Of linen, or yarn spun from flax: containing particles of woody tissue which appear as dark flecks; containing sprit (sprit n.3).”
- spritzer, n.1: “Any of various implements used to spray or squirt a liquid; esp. a spray bottle or atomizer. Frequently attributive or as the second element in…”
- spritzy, adj.: “Effervescent, fizzy, bubbly; spec. (of a wine) slightly sparkling or semi-sparkling (cf. spritzig adj.).”
- sprog, v.: “transitive. Of a man: to get (a woman) pregnant. rare.”
- sproglet, n.: “A baby or small child. Cf. sprog n. 2.”
- sproing, int. and n.: “Representing the reverberating sound made when a compressed spring is suddenly released. Also as n. Cf. boing int. n.2”
- sprucey, adj.: “Covered with or characterized by spruce trees; resembling or having the characteristics of the spruce. Also: characterized by the aromatic smell”
- spruggie, n.: “The house sparrow. Cf. sprug n., spuggy n.”
- sprunt, v.2: “intransitive. To pay romantic or amorous attention to a person; (also, with after) to seek to gain the affections of a person.”
- tittie, n.2: “A young woman, a girl, a lass.”
- tittling, adj.1: “That tickles or itches. Cf. tittle v.2”
- tityra, n.: “Frequently with distinguishing word. Any of several passerine birds constituting the tropical American genus Tityra, typically having pale grey…”
- translocate, n.: “A substance that is or has been moved by translocation, esp. within the phloem vessels of a plant. Cf. translocate v. 2.”
- ube, n.: “A variety of yam (species name, Dioscorea alata) producing tubers with purple or white flesh, esp. used in Filipino cookery. Also: a tuber of such a…”
- Weegie, n. and adj.: “A native or inhabitant of Glasgow; a Glaswegian.”
- Yat, n. and adj.: “A regional dialect or accent of New Orleans, traditionally associated with white working-class people in districts such as the Irish Channel and the…”
- yebo, adv. and n.: “Used to express affirmation, assent, or agreement: ‘yes’. Also occasionally as n.: an utterance of ‘yebo’. Frequently in representations of South…”
- zir, pron.: “Used as a gender-neutral third person singular objective pronoun, corresponding to the subjective pronoun ze (see ze pron.). Cf. zir adj.”
- zir, adj.: “Used as a gender-neutral possessive adjective (determiner), corresponding to the subjective pronoun ze (ze pron.). Cf. zir pron.”
- anti-suffragism, n.: “Opposition to the extension of the right to vote in political elections to women; the political movement dedicated to this.”
- infodemic, n.: “A proliferation of diverse, often unsubstantiated information relating to a crisis, controversy, or event, which disseminates rapidly”
- archicembalo, n.: “Any of various types of harpsichord having more than twelve keys to the octave and therefore capable of producing intervals smaller than a semitone”
- Argonautical, adj.: “Of, relating to, or likened to the Argonauts. Cf. Argonautic adj.”
- baff, n.2: “A slipper; = baffie n. Usually in plural.”
- bampot, or bamstick, n.: “A foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; (also spec.) a belligerent or disruptive person. Often as a contemptuous form of address.”
- bawbag, n.: “The *******. Cf. ball bag n. 2.”
- bealach, n.: “A narrow mountain pass.”
- bigsie, adj.: “Having an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance; arrogant, pretentious, conceited.”
- biofortification, n.: “Treatment of seed with microorganisms such as nitrogen-fixing bacteria in order to improve the growth of subsequent seedlings. rare.”
- bok, n. and adj.: “South African.”
- bosie, n.1: “A person’s bosom.”
- bowf, n. and adj.: “An unpleasant smell; a stink. Also figurative.”
- bowfing, adj.: “Foul-smelling, stinking. Also more generally: unpleasant, horrible.”
- cannabutter, n.: “Butter infused with cannabis, used as an ingredient in cannabis edibles such as cookies and brownies.”
- chipmunky, adj.: “Resembling or characteristic of a chipmunk, typically with reference to a person having prominent cheeks or a perky, mischievous character.”
- chuddies, n.: “Short trousers, shorts. Now usually: underwear; underpants.”
- Cohee, n.: “An inhabitant of the mountainous regions of western Virginia (including present-day West Virginia), being typically of Irish, Scottish, or German”
- coorie, v.: “intransitive. To crouch, stoop, or keep low, esp. for protection. Usually with down, in.”
- dorgi, n.: “A dog cross-bred from a dachshund and a corgi; such dogs considered collectively as a breed.”
- doxa, n.: “Opinion or belief; spec. the body of established or unquestioned attitudes or beliefs held generally within a particular society, community, group”
- Eutheria, n.: “With singular agreement: an infraclass of mammals comprising those in which the females develop a placenta (as distinguished from marsupials”
- exomoon, n.: “A natural satellite orbiting an extrasolar planet.”
- extubate, v.: “transitive. To remove a previously inserted tube from (a patient). Also intransitive: to perform this procedure. Cf. extubation n., intubation n.”
- fantoosh, adj.: “Fancy, showy, flashy; stylish, sophisticated; fashionable, exotic. Often used disparagingly, implying ostentation or pretentiousness.”
- farro, n.: “The hulled grains of any of several types of wheat, spec. emmer, spelt, and einkorn, typically used in salads, soups, etc. Also: a plant producing”
- febrous, adj.: “Affected with or characterized by fever; causing or indicative of fever; feverish. Often figurative or in figurative contexts. Cf. febrile adj.”
- geggie, n.2: “A person’s mouth. Frequently in shut your geggie: ‘be quiet’, ‘shut up’.”
- gramadoelas, n.: “A remote rural region; the backwoods, the ‘sticks’. Cf. bundu n.”
- grullo, adj. and n.: “Designating a horse having a coat of a grey or greyish-tan colour with a darker head and stripe along the back and a dark mane and tail.”
- hensopper, n.: “Originally: a Boer who surrendered to the British during the Boer War (1899–1902). Now also in extended use: a person who surrenders or who gives up”
- hok, n.: “An enclosure for domestic animals. Frequently with modifying word specifying the type of animal being kept. Cf. hokkie n. 1.”
- imbizo, n.: “A meeting, an assembly; esp. a gathering of the Zulu people called by a traditional leader. Cf. kgotla n. 2.”
- isicathamiya, n.: “A style of unaccompanied singing originating amongst rural Zulu male choirs.”
- jibbons, n.: “With plural agreement. Spring onions.”
- Jozi, n.: “A nickname for: the city of Johannesburg.”
- kanna, n.: “A South African succulent plant having white and yellow flowers with narrow, threadlike petals, Sceletium tortuosum (family Aizoaceae), the roots”
- Koevoet, n.: “A paramilitary counter-insurgency unit of the South African police force, deployed in South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1979 until 1989.”
- lekgotla, n.: “An enclosure or public space where community assemblies take place; = kgotla n. 1.”
- MacGyver, v.: “transitive. To construct, fix, or modify (something) in an improvised or inventive way, typically by making use of whatever items are at hand”
- makgotla, n.: “A traditional court of law consisting of village members; (in later use) a people’s court convened in a township; = lekgotla n. 2.”
- maltipoo, n.: “A dog cross-bred from a Maltese terrier and a miniature or toy poodle; such dogs considered collectively as a breed.”
- misgender, v.: “transitive. To assign the wrong grammatical gender to (a word). rare.”
- mobula, n.: “More fully mobula ray. Any of various rays of the genus Mobula (family Myliobatidae), typically having a ventral mouth and lacking a spine”
- neurostimulator, n.: “Any of various devices used to stimulate nerves or neural tissue by means of electrical current, for experimental or therapeutic purposes.”
- puggle, n.2: “A dog cross-bred from a pug and a beagle; such dogs considered collectively as a breed.”
- rooked, adj.: “Originally: deprived of money through fraudulent or underhand means; swindled, fleeced. In later use also (chiefly Scottish): without money”
- Santee, n.1 and adj.: “A member of a Sioux people living chiefly in parts of North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Manitoba; = Dakota n. 1.”
- sithee, v.: “intransitive. Used to represent the words (I’ll) see thee, in expressions of farewell: ‘(I’ll) see you’. Usually with ellipsis of subject”
- Sitkan, n. and adj.: “A member of a tribe of the Tlingit whose former territory was on the western side of Baranof and Chichagof islands in the Alaska Panhandle”
- sitooterie, n.: “A secluded area within a building where people can sit apart from others; an alcove, recess. Now rare.”
- sit-ski, n.: “A ski with a seat fitted on top; spec.: one designed to be used by skiers with limited or no mobility in their legs.”
- Sitt, n.: “In Arabic-speaking contexts: a woman, a lady. Chiefly used as a title or form of address preceding a name.”
- situatedness, n.: “The quality of being situated (in various senses).”
- situpa, n.: “In Southern Rhodesia (subsequently Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (subsequently Zambia): an official document issued by the government to black…”
- Sitzprobe, n.: “In opera and musical theatre: the first rehearsal where the singers and the full orchestra perform together, without sets or costumes”
- skunked, adj.: “Drunk, intoxicated. In later use also: under the influence of marijuana (cf. skunk n. 3). Chiefly in predicative use.”
- spiritoso, adv., adj., and n.: “As a musical direction: in a lively or spirited manner.”
- spret, v.: “transitive. To tear, split, or burst (esp. a seam, etc.); to unravel. Frequently with down, up. Also intransitive.”
- sprit, n.4: “A sudden quick movement; a spring, jump, leap.”
- spritty, adj.1: “Of linen, or yarn spun from flax: containing particles of woody tissue which appear as dark flecks; containing sprit (sprit n.3).”
- spritzer, n.1: “Any of various implements used to spray or squirt a liquid; esp. a spray bottle or atomizer. Frequently attributive or as the second element in…”
- spritzy, adj.: “Effervescent, fizzy, bubbly; spec. (of a wine) slightly sparkling or semi-sparkling (cf. spritzig adj.).”
- sprog, v.: “transitive. Of a man: to get (a woman) pregnant. rare.”
- sproglet, n.: “A baby or small child. Cf. sprog n. 2.”
- sproing, int. and n.: “Representing the reverberating sound made when a compressed spring is suddenly released. Also as n. Cf. boing int. n.2”
- sprucey, adj.: “Covered with or characterized by spruce trees; resembling or having the characteristics of the spruce. Also: characterized by the aromatic smell”
- spruggie, n.: “The house sparrow. Cf. sprug n., spuggy n.”
- sprunt, v.2: “intransitive. To pay romantic or amorous attention to a person; (also, with after) to seek to gain the affections of a person.”
- tittie, n.2: “A young woman, a girl, a lass.”
- tittling, adj.1: “That tickles or itches. Cf. tittle v.2”
- tityra, n.: “Frequently with distinguishing word. Any of several passerine birds constituting the tropical American genus Tityra, typically having pale grey…”
- translocate, n.: “A substance that is or has been moved by translocation, esp. within the phloem vessels of a plant. Cf. translocate v. 2.”
- ube, n.: “A variety of yam (species name, Dioscorea alata) producing tubers with purple or white flesh, esp. used in Filipino cookery. Also: a tuber of such a…”
- Weegie, n. and adj.: “A native or inhabitant of Glasgow; a Glaswegian.”
- Yat, n. and adj.: “A regional dialect or accent of New Orleans, traditionally associated with white working-class people in districts such as the Irish Channel and the…”
- yebo, adv. and n.: “Used to express affirmation, assent, or agreement: ‘yes’. Also occasionally as n.: an utterance of ‘yebo’. Frequently in representations of South…”
- zir, pron.: “Used as a gender-neutral third person singular objective pronoun, corresponding to the subjective pronoun ze (see ze pron.). Cf. zir adj.”
- zir, adj.: “Used as a gender-neutral possessive adjective (determiner), corresponding to the subjective pronoun ze (ze pron.). Cf. zir pron.”
3loudboys
G.O.A.T.
Tennease
Legend
koan
/ˈkəʊɑːn,ˈkəʊan/
noun
noun: koan; plural noun: koans
a paradoxical anecdote or riddle without a solution, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and provoke enlightenment.
Japanese, literally ‘matter for public thought’, from Chinese gōngàn ‘official business’.
Koan, Japanese Kōan, in Zen Buddhism of Japan, a succinct paradoxical statement or question used as a meditation discipline for novices, particularly in the Rinzai sect. The effort to “solve” a koan is intended to exhaust the analytic intellect and the egoistic will, readying the mind to entertain an appropriate response on the intuitive level. Each such exercise constitutes both a communication of some aspect of Zen experience and a test of the novice’s competence.
/ˈkəʊɑːn,ˈkəʊan/
noun
noun: koan; plural noun: koans
a paradoxical anecdote or riddle without a solution, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and provoke enlightenment.
Japanese, literally ‘matter for public thought’, from Chinese gōngàn ‘official business’.
Koan, Japanese Kōan, in Zen Buddhism of Japan, a succinct paradoxical statement or question used as a meditation discipline for novices, particularly in the Rinzai sect. The effort to “solve” a koan is intended to exhaust the analytic intellect and the egoistic will, readying the mind to entertain an appropriate response on the intuitive level. Each such exercise constitutes both a communication of some aspect of Zen experience and a test of the novice’s competence.
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fink
/fɪŋk/
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
noun
noun: fink; plural noun: finks
an unpleasant or contemptible person.
a person who informs on people to the authorities.
"he was assumed by some to be the management's fink"
DATED
a strike-breaker.
verb
verb: fink; 3rd person present: finks; past tense: finked; past participle: finked; gerund or present participle: finking
1.
inform on (someone) to the authorities.
"there was no shortage of people willing to fink on their neighbours"
2.
fail to do something promised or expected.
"administration officials had finked out"
cease to function.
"your immune system begins finking out and you get sick"
Origin
late 19th century: of unknown origin; perhaps from German, literally ‘finch’, but also a pejorative term. Students started to refer to non-members of fraternities as finks, probably by association with the freedom of wild birds as opposed to caged ones. The term was later generalized to denote those not belonging to organizations such as trade unions.
/fɪŋk/
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
noun
noun: fink; plural noun: finks
an unpleasant or contemptible person.
a person who informs on people to the authorities.
"he was assumed by some to be the management's fink"
DATED
a strike-breaker.
verb
verb: fink; 3rd person present: finks; past tense: finked; past participle: finked; gerund or present participle: finking
1.
inform on (someone) to the authorities.
"there was no shortage of people willing to fink on their neighbours"
2.
fail to do something promised or expected.
"administration officials had finked out"
cease to function.
"your immune system begins finking out and you get sick"
Origin
late 19th century: of unknown origin; perhaps from German, literally ‘finch’, but also a pejorative term. Students started to refer to non-members of fraternities as finks, probably by association with the freedom of wild birds as opposed to caged ones. The term was later generalized to denote those not belonging to organizations such as trade unions.
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zo
in British English
or zho or dzo (zəʊ )
NOUNWord forms: zos, zhos, dzos, zo, zho or dzo
a Tibetan breed of cattle, developed by crossing the yak with common cattle
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Word origin
from Tibetan
A dzo (Tibetan མཛོ་ mdzo) (also spelled zo, zho and dzho) is a hybrid between the yak and domestic cattle. The word dzo technically refers to a male hybrid, while a female is known as a dzomo or zhom. In Mongolian it is called khainag (хайнаг). There is also the English language portmanteau term of yattle, a combination of the words yak and cattle,[1] as well as yakow,[2][3] a combination of the words yak and cow.
in British English
or zho or dzo (zəʊ )
NOUNWord forms: zos, zhos, dzos, zo, zho or dzo
a Tibetan breed of cattle, developed by crossing the yak with common cattle
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from Tibetan
A dzo (Tibetan མཛོ་ mdzo) (also spelled zo, zho and dzho) is a hybrid between the yak and domestic cattle. The word dzo technically refers to a male hybrid, while a female is known as a dzomo or zhom. In Mongolian it is called khainag (хайнаг). There is also the English language portmanteau term of yattle, a combination of the words yak and cattle,[1] as well as yakow,[2][3] a combination of the words yak and cow.
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ramus
/ˈreɪməs/
noun
plural noun: rami
1.
ANATOMY
an arm or branch of a bone, in particular those of the ischium and pubes or of the jawbone.
a major branch of a nerve.
2.
ZOOLOGY
a structure in an invertebrate that has the form of a projecting arm, typically one of two or more that are conjoined or adjacent.
a barb of a feather.
Origin
mid 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘branch’.
/ˈreɪməs/
noun
plural noun: rami
1.
ANATOMY
an arm or branch of a bone, in particular those of the ischium and pubes or of the jawbone.
a major branch of a nerve.
2.
ZOOLOGY
a structure in an invertebrate that has the form of a projecting arm, typically one of two or more that are conjoined or adjacent.
a barb of a feather.
Origin
mid 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘branch’.
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quey
in British English
(kweɪ)
NOUN
Scottish, Irish and English
a young cow
a quey calf/herd/stirk
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Word origin
[1325–75; ME quy ‹ ON kvīga]This word is first recorded in the period 1325–75. Other words that entered English at around the same time include: division, native, reduce, report, reserve
in British English
(kweɪ)
NOUN
Scottish, Irish and English
a young cow
a quey calf/herd/stirk
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Word origin
[1325–75; ME quy ‹ ON kvīga]This word is first recorded in the period 1325–75. Other words that entered English at around the same time include: division, native, reduce, report, reserve
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wot
Definition of wot
(Entry 1 of 2)
present tense first- and third-person singular of WIT
wot
verb
\ ˈwät \
wotted; wotting
Definition of wot (Entry 2 of 2)
chiefly British
: KNOW —often used with of
First Known Use of wot
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology for wot
Verb
Middle English, alteration of witen — more at WIT
Definition of wot
(Entry 1 of 2)
present tense first- and third-person singular of WIT
wot
verb
\ ˈwät \
wotted; wotting
Definition of wot (Entry 2 of 2)
chiefly British
: KNOW —often used with of
First Known Use of wot
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology for wot
Verb
Middle English, alteration of witen — more at WIT
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viae
Noun
plural
plural form of via
Sentence Examples
435), a celebrated recluse, one of the first founders of monastic institutions in western Europe, was probably born in 1 The Via Traiana Nova, or the (viae) tres Traianae, mentioned in inscriptions with the Cassia and Clodia as under the same curator, are not certainly identifiable.
Noun
plural
plural form of via
Sentence Examples
435), a celebrated recluse, one of the first founders of monastic institutions in western Europe, was probably born in 1 The Via Traiana Nova, or the (viae) tres Traianae, mentioned in inscriptions with the Cassia and Clodia as under the same curator, are not certainly identifiable.
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hele
Verb
(third-person singular simple present heles, present participle heling, simple past hole or heled, past participle holen or heled)
Origin
From Middle English helen, helien, from Old English helan (“to conceal, cover, hide”, strong verb) and helian (“to conceal, cover, hide”, weak verb), from Proto-Germanic *helaną (“to conceal, stash, receive stolen goods”), *haljaną (“to hull, conceal”), both from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to hide”). Cognate with Scots heal (“to cover, hide, conceal”), Eastern Frisian hela (“to conceal”), Dutch helen (“to conceal”), German hehlen (“to conceal”). More at heal.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present heles, present participle heling, simple past hole or heled, past participle holen or heled)
- Alternative form of heal.
- (now chiefly dialectal) To hide or conceal; keep secret; cover.
- (now chiefly dialectal) To cover with or in (slates, tiles, etc.); roof.
- (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To practise concealment; keep a secret; keep silence.
Origin
From Middle English helen, helien, from Old English helan (“to conceal, cover, hide”, strong verb) and helian (“to conceal, cover, hide”, weak verb), from Proto-Germanic *helaną (“to conceal, stash, receive stolen goods”), *haljaną (“to hull, conceal”), both from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to hide”). Cognate with Scots heal (“to cover, hide, conceal”), Eastern Frisian hela (“to conceal”), Dutch helen (“to conceal”), German hehlen (“to conceal”). More at heal.
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JENTACULAR
When you are getting out of bed in the morning and you are offered a “jentacular” cup of tea, don’t be offended: it means just about anything (in this case, tea) related to breakfast.
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When you are getting out of bed in the morning and you are offered a “jentacular” cup of tea, don’t be offended: it means just about anything (in this case, tea) related to breakfast.
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reh
in British English
(reɪ)
NOUN
agriculture
a salty surface crust found on the soil in parts of India
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The economic minerals found in the district are kankar, reh and sand.
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in British English
(reɪ)
NOUN
agriculture
a salty surface crust found on the soil in parts of India
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The economic minerals found in the district are kankar, reh and sand.
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gey
in British English
(ɡaɪ , Scottish ɡəɪ)
ADVERB
Scottish and Northumbria dialect
( intensifier)
it's gey cold
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in British English
(ɡaɪ , Scottish ɡəɪ)
ADVERB
Scottish and Northumbria dialect
( intensifier)
it's gey cold
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jota
in British English
(Spanish ˈxɔta)
NOUN
a Spanish dance with castanets in fast triple time, usually to a guitar and voice accompaniment
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Word origin
Spanish, probably modification of Old Spanish sota, from sotar to dance, from Latin saltāre
in British English
(Spanish ˈxɔta)
NOUN
a Spanish dance with castanets in fast triple time, usually to a guitar and voice accompaniment
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Word origin
Spanish, probably modification of Old Spanish sota, from sotar to dance, from Latin saltāre
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halvah
in British English
or halva (ˈhælvɑː ) or halavah (ˈhæləvɑː )
NOUN
an Eastern Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Indian sweetmeat made of honey and containing sesame seeds, nuts, rose-water, saffron, etc
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Word origin
from Yiddish halva, from Romanian, from Turkish helve, from Arabic halwā sweetmeat
in British English
or halva (ˈhælvɑː ) or halavah (ˈhæləvɑː )
NOUN
an Eastern Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Indian sweetmeat made of honey and containing sesame seeds, nuts, rose-water, saffron, etc
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Word origin
from Yiddish halva, from Romanian, from Turkish helve, from Arabic halwā sweetmeat
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goaf
in British English
(ɡəʊf)
NOUN
mining
the waste left in old mine workings
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Then, the goaf was classified according to the geometric parameters.
Yuejin Zhou, Xiaoding Xu, Xiaotong Li, Meng Li, Yugui Yang 2018, 'Study on Catastrophe Instability of Support System in Gypsum Goaf Based on Energy Dissipation Theory', Advances in Civil Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4293584. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The confined water progressive intrusion height reaches the maximumon the edge of the goaf.
Haifeng Lu, Duoxi Yao, Dan Shen, Jiyang Cao 2015, 'Fracture mechanics solution of confined water progressive intrusion height of mining fracture floor', International Journal of Mining Science and Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268614001876. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Then, grouting injection was proposed to reduce the old goaf deformation under the tunnels.
Peixian Li, Lili Yan, Dehua Yao 2019, 'Study of Tunnel Damage Caused by Underground Mining Deformation: Calculation, Analysis, and Reinforcement', Advances in Civil Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4865161. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gateway-and-pillar goaf of a single layer has a range of influence of 9 m vertically.
Hongsheng Tu, Shihao Tu, Xiaogang Zhang, Zhaoxin Li, Shuai Jia 2014, 'Technology of back stoping from level floors in gateway and pillar mining areas of extra-thick seams', International Journal of Mining Science and Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268614000093. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This can induce excessive deformation of roadwaynear the goaf.
Bin Yu 2016, 'Behaviors of overlying strata in extra-thick coal seams using top-coal caving method', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineeringhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775516000020. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Rather, mining-induced fractures in the goaf should be utilized for gas extraction.
Jie Cao, Wenpu Li 2017, 'Numerical simulation of gas migration into mining-induced fracture network in the goaf', International Journal of Mining Science and Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268617303531. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Step subsidence and cracks, which indicate severe damages, were observed on the ground surface above the goaf.
Hongzhi Wang, Dongsheng Zhang, Xufeng Wang, Wei Zhang 2017, 'Visual Exploration of the Spatiotemporal Evolution Law of Overburden Failure and Mining-Induced Fractures: A Case Study of the Wangjialing Coal Mine in China', Mineralshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/7/3/35. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Extraction of a coal seam which lies not far below a heating goaf can be a major safety challenge.
Gang Wang, Jun Xie, Sheng Xue, Haiyang Wang 2015, 'Mining a coal seam below a heating goaf with a force auxiliary ventilation system at Longhua underground coal mine, China', International Journal of Mining Science and Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268614001785. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The effect of controlling strata movement in solid filling mining dependson the filling rate of the goaf.
Jian Sun 2017, 'Mechanics criterion and factors affecting overburden stability in solid dense filling mining', International Journal of Mining Science and Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268617302343. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The tests took into account methane emissions from the mined coal and from the goaf with caving.
Magdalena Tutak, Jarosław Brodny 2018
in British English
(ɡəʊf)
NOUN
mining
the waste left in old mine workings
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Examples of 'goaf' in a sentence
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Then, the goaf was classified according to the geometric parameters.
Yuejin Zhou, Xiaoding Xu, Xiaotong Li, Meng Li, Yugui Yang 2018, 'Study on Catastrophe Instability of Support System in Gypsum Goaf Based on Energy Dissipation Theory', Advances in Civil Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4293584. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The confined water progressive intrusion height reaches the maximumon the edge of the goaf.
Haifeng Lu, Duoxi Yao, Dan Shen, Jiyang Cao 2015, 'Fracture mechanics solution of confined water progressive intrusion height of mining fracture floor', International Journal of Mining Science and Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268614001876. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Then, grouting injection was proposed to reduce the old goaf deformation under the tunnels.
Peixian Li, Lili Yan, Dehua Yao 2019, 'Study of Tunnel Damage Caused by Underground Mining Deformation: Calculation, Analysis, and Reinforcement', Advances in Civil Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4865161. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gateway-and-pillar goaf of a single layer has a range of influence of 9 m vertically.
Hongsheng Tu, Shihao Tu, Xiaogang Zhang, Zhaoxin Li, Shuai Jia 2014, 'Technology of back stoping from level floors in gateway and pillar mining areas of extra-thick seams', International Journal of Mining Science and Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268614000093. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This can induce excessive deformation of roadwaynear the goaf.
Bin Yu 2016, 'Behaviors of overlying strata in extra-thick coal seams using top-coal caving method', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineeringhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775516000020. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Rather, mining-induced fractures in the goaf should be utilized for gas extraction.
Jie Cao, Wenpu Li 2017, 'Numerical simulation of gas migration into mining-induced fracture network in the goaf', International Journal of Mining Science and Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268617303531. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Step subsidence and cracks, which indicate severe damages, were observed on the ground surface above the goaf.
Hongzhi Wang, Dongsheng Zhang, Xufeng Wang, Wei Zhang 2017, 'Visual Exploration of the Spatiotemporal Evolution Law of Overburden Failure and Mining-Induced Fractures: A Case Study of the Wangjialing Coal Mine in China', Mineralshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/7/3/35. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Extraction of a coal seam which lies not far below a heating goaf can be a major safety challenge.
Gang Wang, Jun Xie, Sheng Xue, Haiyang Wang 2015, 'Mining a coal seam below a heating goaf with a force auxiliary ventilation system at Longhua underground coal mine, China', International Journal of Mining Science and Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268614001785. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The effect of controlling strata movement in solid filling mining dependson the filling rate of the goaf.
Jian Sun 2017, 'Mechanics criterion and factors affecting overburden stability in solid dense filling mining', International Journal of Mining Science and Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268617302343. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The tests took into account methane emissions from the mined coal and from the goaf with caving.
Magdalena Tutak, Jarosław Brodny 2018
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tind
\ ˈtin(d), ˈtīn \
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of tind
transitive verb
dialectal, England : to set on fire : KINDLE, IGNITE
intransitive verb
dialectal, England : to catch fire or become inflamed : BURN
History and Etymology for tind
Middle English tinden, from (assumed) Old English tyndan; akin to Old English tendan to kindle
\ ˈtin(d), ˈtīn \
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of tind
transitive verb
dialectal, England : to set on fire : KINDLE, IGNITE
intransitive verb
dialectal, England : to catch fire or become inflamed : BURN
History and Etymology for tind
Middle English tinden, from (assumed) Old English tyndan; akin to Old English tendan to kindle
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zea
\ ˈzēə \
Definition of zea
1capitalized : a genus of large grasses having broad ribbon-shaped leaves and monoecious flowers of which the staminate forms an ample terminal panicle and the pistillate is in a sessile axillary spike enveloped by numerous bracts— see indian corn
2plural -s : the fresh styles and stigmas of Indian corn formerly used as a diuretic
History and Etymology for zea
New Latin, from Greek zea, zeia single-grained wheat; akin to Sanskrit yava barley
\ ˈzēə \
Definition of zea
1capitalized : a genus of large grasses having broad ribbon-shaped leaves and monoecious flowers of which the staminate forms an ample terminal panicle and the pistillate is in a sessile axillary spike enveloped by numerous bracts— see indian corn
2plural -s : the fresh styles and stigmas of Indian corn formerly used as a diuretic
History and Etymology for zea
New Latin, from Greek zea, zeia single-grained wheat; akin to Sanskrit yava barley
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weal1
/wiːl/
noun
noun: weal; plural noun: weals; noun: wheal; plural noun: wheals
a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure.
"she slapped his cheek and a bright red weal sprang up on it"
Similar:
welt
wound
lesion
swelling
scar
cicatrix
mark
blemish
discoloration
pockmark
MEDICINE
an area of the skin which is temporarily raised, typically reddened, and usually accompanied by itching.
verb
verb: weal; 3rd person present: weals; past tense: wealed; past participle: wealed; gerund or present participle: wealing; verb: wheal; 3rd person present: wheals; past tense: whealed; past participle: whealed; gerund or present participle: whealing
mark with a weal.
"his neck was wealed and raw"
Origin
early 19th century: variant of wale, influenced by obsolete wheal ‘suppurate’.
weal2
/wiːl/
noun
FORMAL
noun: weal
that which is best for someone or something.
"I am holding this trial behind closed doors in the public weal"
Phrases
the common weal — the benefit or interests of all members of a country or community.
"such things as police protection and national defence are benefits vital to the common weal"
Origin
Old English wela ‘wealth, well-being’, of West Germanic origin; related to well1.
/wiːl/
noun
noun: weal; plural noun: weals; noun: wheal; plural noun: wheals
a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure.
"she slapped his cheek and a bright red weal sprang up on it"
Similar:
welt
wound
lesion
swelling
scar
cicatrix
mark
blemish
discoloration
pockmark
MEDICINE
an area of the skin which is temporarily raised, typically reddened, and usually accompanied by itching.
verb
verb: weal; 3rd person present: weals; past tense: wealed; past participle: wealed; gerund or present participle: wealing; verb: wheal; 3rd person present: wheals; past tense: whealed; past participle: whealed; gerund or present participle: whealing
mark with a weal.
"his neck was wealed and raw"
Origin
early 19th century: variant of wale, influenced by obsolete wheal ‘suppurate’.
weal2
/wiːl/
noun
FORMAL
noun: weal
that which is best for someone or something.
"I am holding this trial behind closed doors in the public weal"
Phrases
the common weal — the benefit or interests of all members of a country or community.
"such things as police protection and national defence are benefits vital to the common weal"
Origin
Old English wela ‘wealth, well-being’, of West Germanic origin; related to well1.
