ivory gull

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• Ivory

  ·noun Any carving executed in ivory. II. Ivory ·noun Teeth; as, to show one's ivories. III. Ivory ...

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• Ivory

  (Heb. pl. shenhabbim, the "tusks of elephants") was early used in decorations by the Egyptians, and ...

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• Ivory

  The word translated "ivory" literally signifies the "tooth" of any animal, and hence more especially...

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• Gull

  ·noun One easily cheated; a dupe. II. Gull ·noun A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. III. Gull ·nou...

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• gull

  A simple credulous fellow, easily cheated. ...

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• gull

  n. common English name for a sea-bird.The Australian species are – – Long-billed Gull – – Larus lon...

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• gull

  1. A cheat; a fraud; a trick. 2. A stupid animal; one easily cheated.--Johnson. I should think ...

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• gull

  A well-known sea-bird of the genus Larus; there are many species. Also, a large trout in the north. ...

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• Ivory-bill

  ·noun A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp,...

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• ivory-wood

  n. an Australian timber, Siphonodon australe, Benth., N.O. Celastrinae. ...

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• Sea gull

  ·- Any gull living on the seacoast. ...

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• gull-sharper

  One who preys upon Johnny Raws. ...

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• sea-gull

  A well-known bird. When they come in numbers to shore, and make a noise about the coast, or when at ...

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