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March
·noun The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days. II. March ·vi To <<Border>>; to be c...

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Mad
·- ·p.p. of Made. II. Mad ·superl Extravagant; immoderate. III. Mad ·noun A <<Slattern>>. IV. Mad...

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mad
Inflamed with anger; very angry; vexed. 'I was quite mad at him;' 'he made me mad.' In these instanc...

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mad
1) an earth-worm. Ess. From the German, MADEN. 2) angry : " He made mad." " I was mad at him." Nort...

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mad
The state of a compass needle, the polarity of which has been injured. ...

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mad as a march hare
A common simile, used alike in England and America. The whole's to be fourpence a quart-- 'Odswing...

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March-ward
·noun A warden of the marches; a marcher. ...

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full march
The Scotch greys are in full march by the crown office; the lice are crawling down his head. ...

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forced march
One in which the marching power of the troops is forced or exerted beyond the ordinary limit. ...

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quick-march
, or quick-step. The ordinary pace is 3-1/4 miles to the hour, or 110 paces (275) feet to the minu...

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rogue's march
The tune appropriated to drumming a bad character out of a ship or out of a regiment. ...

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Horn-mad
·adj Quite mad; — raving crazy. ...

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Mad-apple
·noun ·see <<Eggplant>>. ...

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Mad-headed
·adj Wild; crack-brained. ...

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horn mad
A person extremely jealous of his wife, is said to be horn mad. Also a cuckold, who does not cut or ...

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mad tom
or tom of bedlam otherwise an Abram Man. A rogue that counterfeits madness. CANT. ...

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like mad
A common simile, in England and America. A bear enrag'd at the stinging of a bee, ran like mad into...

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