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  • 11Frischling — Ferkel; Schweinchen * * * Frịsch|ling 〈m. 1〉 junges Wildschwein im 1. Jahr [eigtl. „frischgeborenes, junges Tier“; → frisch] * * * Frịsch|ling, der; s, e [mhd. vrisch(l)inc, ahd. frisking]: 1. (Jägerspr.) junges, höchstens ein Jahr altes… …

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  • 12skip — vb Skip, bound, hop, curvet, lope, lollop, ricochet can all mean to move or advance with successive springs or leaps .The first three words are commonly referable to persons or animals but they may be used in reference to inanimate things. Skip… …

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  • 13Fawn — Fawn, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fawning}.] [OE. fawnen, fainen, fagnien, to rejoice, welcome, flatter, AS. f[ae]gnian to rejoice; akin to Icel. fagna to rejoice, welcome. See {Fain}.] To court favor by low cringing, frisking …

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  • 14Fawned — Fawn Fawn, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fawning}.] [OE. fawnen, fainen, fagnien, to rejoice, welcome, flatter, AS. f[ae]gnian to rejoice; akin to Icel. fagna to rejoice, welcome. See {Fain}.] To court favor by low cringing,… …

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  • 15Fawning — Fawn Fawn, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fawning}.] [OE. fawnen, fainen, fagnien, to rejoice, welcome, flatter, AS. f[ae]gnian to rejoice; akin to Icel. fagna to rejoice, welcome. See {Fain}.] To court favor by low cringing,… …

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  • 16Frolic — Frol ic (fr[o^]l [i^]k), a. [D. vroolijk; akin to G. fr[ o]lich, fr. froh, OHG. fr[=o], Dan. fro, OS. fr[=a]h, cf. Icel. fr[=a]r swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring up.] Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; …

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  • 17Hopping — Hop ping, n. The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing. [1913 Webster] {Hopping Dick} (Zo[ o]l.), a thrush of Jamaica ({Merula leucogenys}), resembling the English blackbird in its familiar manners, agreeable song,… …

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  • 18Hopping Dick — Hopping Hop ping, n. The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing. [1913 Webster] {Hopping Dick} (Zo[ o]l.), a thrush of Jamaica ({Merula leucogenys}), resembling the English blackbird in its familiar manners,… …

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  • 19Lurch — Lurch, n. [Cf. W. llerch, llerc, a frisk, a frisking backward or forward, a loitering, a lurking, a lurking, llercian, llerciaw, to be idle, to frisk; or perh. fr. E. lurch to lurk.] A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence …

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  • 20Merula leucogenys — Hopping Hop ping, n. The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing. [1913 Webster] {Hopping Dick} (Zo[ o]l.), a thrush of Jamaica ({Merula leucogenys}), resembling the English blackbird in its familiar manners,… …

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