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·vt To <<Enjoy>>. II. Joy ·noun That which causes joy or happiness. III. Joy ·vt To give joy to; t...

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Kill
·noun A <<Kiln>>. II. Kill ·add. ·noun The act of <<Killing>>. III. Kill ·add. ·noun An animal kil...

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kill
(Dutch kil.) A channel, or arm of the sea; a stream; river. This Dutch appellation is still preserv...

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kill
A channel or stream, as Cats-kill, Schuylkill, &c. ...

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n. a name given to colonial beer. 1892. Gilbert Parker, `Round the Compass in Australia,' p. 22: ...

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(Lat. clematis.) The popular name of a hardy climbing vine, common in low grounds. When in fruit, th...

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New still-burnt rum. ...

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Port wine. ...

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New rum, from its pernicious effects. ...

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kill care club
The members of this club, styled also the Sons of Sound Sense and Satisfaction, met at their fortres...

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joy go with thee!
a favourable wish ; sometimes used ironically. Derb. ...

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