Widow-maker

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• Widow

  ·vt To endow with a widow's right. II. Widow ·adj <<Widowed>>. III. Widow ·vt To become, or surviv...

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• Widow

  Under the Mosaic dispensation no legal provision was made for the maintenance of widows. They were l...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Maker

  ·noun One who writes verses; a poet. II. Maker ·noun The person who makes a promissory note. III. ...

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• Widow bird

  ·- ·see Whidan bird. ...

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• Widow-hunter

  ·noun One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune. ...

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• Widow-wail

  ·noun A low, narrowleaved evergreen shrub (Cneorum tricoccon) found in Southern Europe. ...

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• hempen widow

  One whose husband was hanged. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Glass maker

  ·noun ·Alt. of <<Glassmaker>>. ...

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• Mischief-maker

  ·noun One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity. ...

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• Money-maker

  ·noun One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money. II. Money-maker ·noun One who ...

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• bed-maker

  Women employed at Cambridge to attend on the Students, sweep his room, &c. They will put their hands...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• beggar maker

  A publican, or ale-house keeper. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• dilberry maker

  The fundament. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• piss maker

  A great drinker, one much given to liquor. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• block-maker

  A manufacturer of blocks. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• rope-maker

  A first-class petty officer in the navy. ...

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• sail-maker

  A qualified person who (with his mates) is employed on board ship in making, repairing, or altering ...

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• Chuck-Will's-widow

  ·noun A species of goatsucker (Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; — so calle...

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• chuck-will's-widow

  The common name of a bird of a bird of the whippoorwill family (capimulgus Caroniensis). Mr. Audubon...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• matrimonial peace-maker

  The sugar-stick, or arbor vitae. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• queer cole maker

  A maker of bad money. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose