Fool-large

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• Fool

  ·vt To <<Infatuate>>; to make foolish. II. Fool ·noun One who acts contrary to moral and religious ...

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• fool

  A fool at the end of a stick; a fool at one end, and a maggot at the other; gibes on an angler. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• fool

  "He's no fool on a march," a phrase meaning that such a person is equal to what he undertakes. ...

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• large

  largē, adv., v. 1. largus fin. A. ...

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• large

  largē adv.with comp.largus, abundantly, plentifully, bountifully, liberally : large dare: partiri ...

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• Large

  ·adv Freely; licentiously. II. Large ·superl Free; unembarrassed. III. Large ·superl Prodigal in e...

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• large

  Sailing large: going with the wind free when studding-sails will draw. ...

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• Fool-born

  ·adj Begotten by a fool. ...

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• Fool-happy

  ·adj Lucky, without judgment or contrivance. ...

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• Fool-hasty

  ·adj Foolishly hasty. ...

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• Fool-largesse

  ·noun Foolish expenditure; waste. ...

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• april fool

  Any one imposed on, or sent on a bootless errand, on the first of April; which day it is the custom ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• fool finder

  A bailiff. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• fool-fish

  (Genus, monocanthus. Cuvier.) The popular name of the long-finned file-fish. "Our fishermen apply to...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• fool-fish

  A name of the long-finned file-fish, and so called from its apparently whimsical manner of swimming....

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• Large-acred

  ·adj Possessing much land. ...

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• Large-handed

  ·adj Having large hands, Fig.: Taking, or giving, in large quantities; rapacious or bountiful. ...

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• Large-hearted

  ·adj Having a large or generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal. ...

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• going large

  Sailing off the wind. ...

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• sailing large

  With a quartering wind. (See large.) ...

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• by and large

  To the wind and off it; within six points. ...

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• prisoner at large

  Free to take exercise within bounds. ...

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• steer large, to

  To go free, off the wind. Also, to steer loosely. ...

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