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  • 81Jant — Jant, v. i. See {Jaunt}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 82Jaunce — Jaunce, v. i. [OF. jancer. Cf. {Jounce}, {Jaunt}.] To ride hard; to jounce. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Spurr d, galled and tired by jauncing Bolingbroke. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 83Journey — Jour ney, n.; pl. {Journeys}. [OE. jornee, journee, prop., a day s journey, OF. jorn[ e]e, jurn[ e]e, a day, a day s work of journey, F. journ[ e]e, fr. OF. jorn, jurn, jor a day, F. jour, fr. L. diurnus. See {Journal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The… …

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  • 84Journeys — Journey Jour ney, n.; pl. {Journeys}. [OE. jornee, journee, prop., a day s journey, OF. jorn[ e]e, jurn[ e]e, a day, a day s work of journey, F. journ[ e]e, fr. OF. jorn, jurn, jor a day, F. jour, fr. L. diurnus. See {Journal}.] [1913 Webster] 1 …

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  • 85Junket — Jun ket, n. [Formerly also juncate, fr. It. giuncata cream cheese, made in a wicker or rush basket, fr. L. juncus a rush. See 2d {Junk}, and cf. {Juncate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A cheese cake; a sweetmeat; any delicate food. [1913 Webster] How Faery …

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  • 86To foot a bill — Foot Foot, v. t. 1. To kick with the foot; to spurn. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To set on foot; to establish; to land. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] What confederacy have you with the traitors Late footed in the kingdom? Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To tread; as …

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  • 87To foot it — Foot Foot, v. t. 1. To kick with the foot; to spurn. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To set on foot; to establish; to land. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] What confederacy have you with the traitors Late footed in the kingdom? Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To tread; as …

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  • 88Trip — Trip, n. 1. A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip. [1913 Webster] His heart bounded as he sometimes could hear the trip of a light female step glide to or from the door. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. A brief or rapid… …

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  • 89sally — I. noun (plural sallies) Etymology: Middle French saillie, from Old French, from saillir to rush forward, from Latin salire to leap; akin to Greek hallesthai to leap Date: 1560 1. an action of rushing or bursting forth; especially a sortie of… …

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  • 90Colin Kapp — (1928 – 3 August 2007) was a British science fiction author. A contemporary of Brian Aldiss and James White, Kapp is best known for his stories about the Unorthodox Engineers. Contents 1 Works 1.1 Cageworld series 1.2 Chaos series …

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