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Dun
·noun A mound or small hill. II. Dun ·noun One who duns; a dunner. III. Dun ·noun An urgent reques...

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dun
An importunate creditor. Dunny, in the provincial dialect of several counties, signifies DEAF; to du...

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to dun
(AngSax. dynan to clamor.) To urge for payment; to demand a debt in a pressing manner.--Johnson. Bu...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
dun
A hill, an eminence. ...

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Diver
·noun One who, or that which, dives. II. Diver ·noun Fig.: One who goes deeply into a subject, stud...

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diver
A pickpocket; also one who lives in a cellar. ...

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diver
n. common bird-name used in Australiafor a species of Grebe. 1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,'...

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diver
One versed in the art of descending under water to considerable depths and abiding there a competent...

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dun-fish
A peculiar preparation of cod for the American market, by which it retains a dun or dark yellow colo...

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dun-head
In east-country barges the after-planking which forms the cabin. ...

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Devil-diver
·noun ·Alt. of Devil bird. ...

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Hell-diver
·noun The <<Dabchick>>. ...

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rum diver
A dextrous pickpocket. CANT. ...

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top diver
A lover of women. An old top diver; one who has loved old hat in his time. ...

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northern diver
The Colymbus glacialis, a large diving-bird. ...

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