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Suicide
·adv Ruin of one's own interests. II. Suicide ·adv One guilty of self-murder; a felo-de-se. III. S...

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Race
·noun Company; herd; breed. II. Race ·vt To run a race with. III. Race ·noun A <<Root>>. IV. Race...

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race
A strong or rapid current of water, or the channel or passage for such current; as a mill-race.--Web...

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race
rennet, or renning. N. ...

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race
Strong currents producing overfalls, dangerous to small craft. They may be produced by narrow channe...

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Race
[Games] ...

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Brown race
·add. ·- The Malay or Polynesian race; — loosely so called. ...

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Consolation race
·add. ·- A game, match, ·etc., open only to losers in early stages of contests. ...

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Produce race
·add. ·- A race to be run by the produce of horses named or described at the time of entry. ...

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Torch race
·add. ·- A race by men carrying torches, as in ancient Greece. ...

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tail-race
The water course leading from a mill after it has passed the water-wheel. ...

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race, to
Applies to marking timber with the race-tool. ...

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race-horse
(Alca?) A duck of the South Seas; thus named, says Cook, for "the great swiftness with which they ru...

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scratch-race
A boat-race where the crews are drawn by lot. ...

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tail-race
The water which leaves the paddles of a steam-boat. Also, the water-course of a mill beyond the wate...

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