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·noun A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. II. Cherry ·noun The fruit of the cherry tree...

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cherry, native
n. an Australian tree, Exocarpus cupressiformis, R. Br., N.O. Santalaceae. 1801. `History of New S...

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cherry
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Bob
·noun A working beam. II. Bob ·noun The refrain of a song. III. Bob ·noun A <<Shilling>>. IV. Bob...

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bob
1) A shoplifter's assistant, or one that receives and carries off stolen goods. All is bob; all is s...

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bob
A knot of worms on a string used in fishing for eels.--Webster. TO BOB To fish for eels with a bob...

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bob
I. A knot of worms on a string, used in fishing for eels; also colloquially, it means a berth. ♦...

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Bird cherry
·- A shrub (Prunus Padus ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries. ...

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Cherry, Andrew
(1762-1812) Dramatist, s. of a bookseller at Limerick, was a successful actor, and managed theatres...

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brush-cherry
n. an Australian tree, Trochocarpa laurina, R. Br., and Eugeniamyrtifolia, Simms. Called also Brush...

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cherry-picker
n. bird-name. See quotation. 1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol. iv. p. 70: « Melithreptus...

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native cherry
n. See cherry. ...

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winter cherry
n. See balloon vine. ...

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choke-cherry
The popular name of the prunus Virginiana, so called from its astringent properties. ...

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Bob wig
·- A short wig with bobs or short curls; — called also bobtail wig. ...

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bob stay
A rope which holds the bowsprit to the stem or cutwater. Figuratively, the frenum of a man's yard. ...

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bob tail
A lewd woman, or one that plays with her tail; also an impotent man, or an eunuch. Tag, rag, and bob...

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dry bob
A smart repartee: also copulation without emission; in law Latin, siccus robertulus. ...

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light bob
A soldier of the light infantry company. ...

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rum bob
A young apprentice; also a sharp trick. ...

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bob-sled
A sled prepared for the transportation of large timber from the forest to a river or public road.--M...

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cherry-coloured cat
A black cat, there being black cherries as well as red. ...

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cherry, herbert river
n. a Queensland tree, Antidesma dallachyanum, Baill., N.O. Euphorbiaceae.The fruit is equal to a la...

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cock-eyed bob
a local slang term in Western Australiafor a thunderstorm. 1894. `The Age,' Jan. 20, p. 13, col. 4:...

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bear a bob
, or bear a fist Jocular for "lend a hand." ...

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staggering bob, with his yellow pumps
A calf just dropped, and unable to stand, killed for veal in Scotland: the hoofs of a young calf are...

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