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Stag
·noun The European wren. II. Stag ·noun A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl. III. Stag ·noun Th...

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stag
To turn stag; to impeach one's confederates: from a herd of deer, who are said to turn their horns a...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
stag
In the New York courts, a stag is the technical name for a man who is always ready to aid in proving...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
stag
A name given to a rock that should be watched for, as off the Lizard, Castlehaven, &c. ...

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Evil
·noun malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil, the scrofula. II. Evil ·adv In an ev...

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evil
A halter. Cant, Also a wife. ...

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Stag-horned
·adj Having the mandibles large and palmate, or branched somewhat like the antlers of a stag; — sai...

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stag-dance
A dance performed by males only, in barrooms, &c. Also called a bull-dance. ...

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stag-headed
see randle-piked. ...

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Aleppo evil
·add. ·- A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic ...

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Evil eye
·- ·see Evil eye under Evil, ·adj. ...

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Evil-eyed
·adj Possessed of the supposed evil eye; also, looking with envy, jealousy, or bad design; malicious...

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Evil-favored
·adj Having a bad countenance or appearance; ill-favored; blemished; deformed. ...

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Evil-minded
·adj Having evil dispositions or intentions; disposed to mischief or sin; malicious; malignant; wick...

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Evil-merodach
the fool of Merodach; the fool grinds bitterly ...

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Evil eye
(Prov. 23:6), figuratively, the envious or covetous. (Comp. Deut. 15:9; Matt. 20:15.) ...

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Evil-merodach
Merodach's man, the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25:27; Jer. 52:31,...

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Evil-speaking
Is expressly forbidden (Titus 3:2; James 4:11), and severe punishments are denounced against it (1 C...

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Stag-horn coral
·- ·Alt. of Stag-horn fern. ...

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Stag-horn fern
·- ·see under <<Stag>>. ...

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royal stag society
Was held every Monday evening, at seven o'clock, at the Three tuns, near the Hospital Gate, Newgate-...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Hill of Evil Counsel
On the south of the Valley of Hinnom. It is so called from a tradition that the house of the high pr...

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Tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Stood in the midst of the garden of Eden, beside the tree of life (Gen. 2, 3). Adam and Eve were for...

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