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  • 21oxter — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary noun: An armpit. Example: S mibbe Feb ry, bit it s aye Augist in alow yir oxters II Cleveland Dialect List the arm pit III North Country (Newcastle) Words the arm hole or pit IV Mid Ulster English armpit, under… …

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  • 22armpit — (n.) mid 14c., from ARM (Cf. arm) (n.1) + PIT (Cf. pit) (n.1). Arm hole (early 14c.) was used in this sense but was obsolete by 18c. Colloquial armpit of the nation for any locale regarded as ugly and disgusting was in use by 1965 …

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  • 23underarm — (adj.) 1816, underhand (in ref. to a style of throwing), from UNDER (Cf. under) + ARM (Cf. arm) (n.1). First attested 1908 in dressmaking sense of seams on the lower half of the arm hole; as a euphemism for ARMPIT (Cf. armpit), it is attested… …

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  • 24English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …

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  • 25oxtar — North Country (Newcastle) Words the arm hole or pit …

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  • 26sigil — (n.) sign, c.1600, from L.L. sigillum, from L. sigilla (neuter plural), dim. of signum sign (see SIGN (Cf. sign) (n.)). In astrology, an occult device supposed to have great power (1650s). When my mistress died, she had under her arm hole a small …

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  • 27Montgomery Canal — milepost Former names Montgomeryshire Canal/Llanymynech Branch of the Ellesmere Canal Modern name Montgomery Cana …

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  • 28List of Hollows in Bleach — The Bleach anime and manga feature an extensive cast of beings known as Hollows (虚(ホロウ), Horō?), the central antagonists of the series. These are malevolent, deceased souls of formerly ordinary humans[1] in the Bleach universe. Much of the series …

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  • 29Water polo — is a team water sport. A team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Gameplay involves swimming, players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by… …

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  • 30Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics       Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity.       Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …

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