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111bait — baiter, n. /bayt/, n. 1. food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc. 2. a poisoned lure used in exterminating pests. 3. an allurement; enticement: Employees were lured with the bait of annual bonuses. 4. an object for… …
112basketful — /bas kit fool , bah skit /, n., pl. basketfuls. 1. a sufficient quantity to fill a basket; the amount contained in a basket. 2. any considerable quantity: a basketful of surprises. [1565 75; BASKET + FUL] Usage. See ful. * * * …
113water — 1. H2O; a clear, odorless, tasteless liquid, solidifying at 32°F (0°C, 0°R), and boiling at 212°F (100°C, 80°R), that is present in all animal and vegetable tissues and dissolves more substances than any other liquid. See volume. 2. Euphemism for …
114Marine pharmacognosy — For many years, traditional Western pharmacognosy focused on the investigation and identification of medically important plants and animals in the terrestrial environment, although many marine organisms were used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.… …
115Dyke and Moy — DYKE and MOY, a parish, in the county of Elgin, 3 miles (W. by S.) from Forres; containing, with the villages of Kintessack and Whitemyre, 1366 inhabitants, of whom 166 are resident within the village of Dyke. These two ancient parishes, of… …
116Roberton — 1) ROBERTON, a village, in the parish of Wiston and Roberton, Upper ward of the county of Lanark, 2¼ miles (S. S. W.) from the village of Wiston; containing 201 inhabitants. This village is pleasantly situated in the south eastern quarter of… …
117dose — I. n. 1. Prescribed portion (of medicine), drench, draught. 2. Disagreeable lot or fate or portion, bitter pill. 3. Sufficient quantity, quantity, portion, quantum. II. v. a. Administer a dose to, give doses to …
118basketful — bas•ket•ful [[t]ˈbæs kɪtˌfʊl, ˈbɑ skɪt [/t]] n. pl. fuls 1) a sufficient quantity to fill a basket; the amount contained in a basket 2) any considerable quantity • Etymology: 1565–75 usage: See ful …
119plenty — n., adj., & adv. n. (often foll. by of) a great or sufficient quantity or number (we have plenty; plenty of time). adj. colloq. existing in an ample quantity. adv. colloq. fully, entirely (it is plenty large enough). Etymology: ME plenteth,… …
120flash point — Flashing Flash ing, n. 1. (Engineering) The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; called also {flushing}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge …
