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  • 11Yogh — Not to be confused with the unrelated ʒ. For the rune transcribed as ȝ , see Gyfu. The letter yogh (latinx|Ȝ latinx|ȝ; Middle English: latinx|ȝogh) was used in Middle English and Middle Scots, representing y (IPA|/j/) and various velar phonemes.… …

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  • 12gear — gearless, adj. /gear/, n. 1. Mach. a. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. b. an assembly of such… …

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  • 13Fischer — Recorded in several spelling forms including the popular Fisher (English), Fischer (German), Fiszer (Czech and Polish), Visser (Dutch), de Vischer (Flemish) Fiser (Danish) Fisker (Norwegian) and many others, this interesting surname does seem to… …

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  • 14Fisher — This interesting surname has a number of origins. Firstly, it may be an occupational name for a fisherman, deriving from the Middle English fisher , a development of the Olde English pre 7th Century fiscere , a derivative of fiscian meaning to… …

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  • 15Fitzer — Recorded in several spelling forms including the popular Fisher and the much rarer Fiser, Fizer, Fitzer and Fitzar, this interesting surname is Anglo Scottish. It has a number of origins. Firstly, it may be an occupational name for a fisherman,… …

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  • 16gear — [13] The etymological meaning of gear is roughly ‘that which puts one in a state of readiness’ – hence ‘equipment, apparatus’. Its ultimate source is prehistoric Indo European *garw , which also produced the now obsolete English adjective yare… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 17gear — {{11}}gear (n.) c.1200, fighting equipment, probably from O.N. gervi apparel, related to gerr ready, and gerva make ready, from P.Gmc. *garwin (Cf. O.E. gearwe clothing, equipment, ornament; O.H.G. garawi clothing, dress, garawen to make ready;… …

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  • 18gear — noun 1》 a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts (e.g. wheels).     ↘a particular setting of engaged gears: in fifth gear. 2》 apparatus or equipment: camping… …

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  • 19gear — [[t]gɪər[/t]] n. 1) mac a) a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion b) an assembly of such parts 2)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20gear — /gɪə / (say gear) noun 1. Machinery a. a mechanism for transmitting or changing motion, as by toothed wheels. b. a toothed wheel which engages with another wheel or part. c. the connection or engagement of toothed wheels with each other: in gear; …