prairie-bitters

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• Bitters

  ·noun ·pl A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is steeped. ...

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• bitters

  A liquid or spirituous liquor, containing an infusion of bitter herbs and roots.--Worcester. Bitter...

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• Prairie

  ·noun A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow. II. Prairie ·noun An exte...

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• prairie

  (French.) An extensive tract of land, mostly level, destitute of trees, and covered with tall, coars...

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• prairie

  The natural meadows or tracts of gently undulating, wonderfully fertile land, occupying so vast an e...

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• Prairie State

  ·add. ·- Illinois; — a nickname. ...

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• prairie-dog

  (Aretomys ludovicianus.) Called by the Indians Wistonwish. A variety of the marmot. It has received ...

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• prairie-hen

  The pinnated grouse of ornithologists. It is also called Heath-hen and Grouse in some parts of the c...

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• rolling prairie

  The following excellent definition of this term is from the pen of Judge Hall: "The vast plains or ...

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