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Shag
·adj Hairy; shaggy.
II. Shag ·noun Any species of cormorant.
III. Shag ·noun A kind of prepared to...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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to shag
To copulate. He is but bad shag; he is no able woman's man.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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shag
n.
common English birdname for a Cormorant (q.v.). Gould, fifty years ago, enumeratesthe following ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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shag
A small species of cormorant, Phalacrocorax graculus.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Butter
·noun One who, or that which, butts.
II. Butter ·vt To cover or spread with butter.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Butter
(Heb. hemah), curdled milk (Gen. 18:8; Judg. 5:25; 2 Sam. 17:29), or butter in the form of the skim ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Butter
Curdled milk. (Genesis 18:8; 32:14; Judges 5:25; Job 20:17) Milk is generally offered to travellers ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Shag-haired
·adj Having shaggy hair.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Shag-rag
·noun The unkempt and ragged part of the community.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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shag-bag
A poor sneaking fellow; a man of no spirit: a term borrowed from the cock-pit.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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shag-bush
An old term for a harquebus, or hand-gun.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Butter-fingered
·adj Apt to let things fall, or to let them slip away; slippery; careless.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Butter-scotch
·noun A kind of candy, mainly composed of sugar and butter.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Peanut butter
·add. ·- A paste made by mixing ground fresh roasted peanuts with a small quantity of water or oil, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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butter box
A Dutchman, from the great quantity of butter eaten by the people of that country.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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school butter
Cobbing, whipping.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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butter-fish
n. a name given in Australia to Oligorus mitchellii, Castln. (see Murray Perch);in Victoria, to Chil...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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apple butter
A sauce made of apples stewed down in cider. This is generally made in quantity, and kept for use du...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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butter-cup
The flower of the ranunculus ficarius. It seems to have obtained its name from a vulgar error, that ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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butter-fingered
Said of persons who are apt to let things fall.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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butter-jags
the flowers of trifolium siliqua cornuta.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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butter-bump
a bittern. S. Called in the North a MIRE-DRUM.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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butter-box
A name given to the brig-traders of lumpy form, from London, Bristol, and other English ports. A can...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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butter-bump
A name of the bittern in the north.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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butter-fingered
Having a careless habit of allowing things to drop through the fingers.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bread and butter fashion
One slice upon the other. John and his maid were caught lying bread and butter fashion.--To quarrel ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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butter and eggs trot
A kind of short jogg trot, such as is used by women going to market, with butter and eggs.--he looks...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose