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  • 61Parboiling — Parboil Par boil , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parboiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parboiling}.] [OE. parboilen, OF. parbouillir to cook well; par through (see {Par}) + bouillir to boil, L. bullire. The sense has been influenced by E. part. See 1st {Boil}.] 1 …

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  • 62poor boy — submarine sandwich sub ma*rine sand wich, n. A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced variously, and often having …

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  • 63sub — submarine sandwich sub ma*rine sand wich, n. A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced variously, and often having …

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  • 64submarine — sandwich sub ma*rine sand wich, n. A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced variously, and often having oil or… …

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  • 65submarine sandwich — sub ma*rine sand wich, n. A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced variously, and often having oil or other… …

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  • 66To go halves — Halves Halves (h[aum]vz), n., pl. of {Half}. [1913 Webster] {By halves}, by one half at once; halfway; fragmentarily; partially; incompletely. [1913 Webster] I can not believe by halves; either I have faith, or I have it not. J. H. Newman. [1913… …

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  • 67meeting engagement — A combat action that occurs when a moving force, incompletely deployed for battle, engages an enemy at an unexpected time and place …

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  • 68abnormal psychology — noun Date: circa 1903 a branch of psychology concerned with mental and emotional disorders (as neuroses, psychoses, and mental retardation) and with certain incompletely understood normal phenomena (as dreams and hypnosis) …

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  • 69incomplete — adjective Etymology: Middle English incompleet, from Late Latin incompletus, from Latin in + completus complete Date: 14th century 1. not complete ; unfinished: as a. lacking a part; especially lacking one or more sets of floral organs b. of… …

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  • 70nymph — noun Etymology: Middle English nimphe, from Middle French, from Latin nympha bride, nymph, from Greek nymphē more at nuptial Date: 14th century 1. any of the minor divinities of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens… …

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