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  • 41fag end — Synonyms and related words: Thule, Ultima Thule, afterglow, afterimage, balance, bitter end, bottom dollar, boundary, butt, butt end, candle ends, chaff, debris, detritus, end, extreme, extremity, farthest bound, filings, fossil, holdover, husks …

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  • 42Stub end — Stub Stub, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe, LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf. Gr. ?.] 1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down;… …

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  • 43and candle — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 44Wax end — Wax Wax, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk .] [1913 Webster] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; …

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  • 45can|dle-end — «KAN duhl EHND», noun. the remnant of a used candle …

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  • 46candles —    In religious ritual, candles express a widespread symbolism whereby light is equated with goodness and spirituality specifically, in Christianity, with Christ as the Light of the World. In all Catholic and many Anglican churches, there must be …

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  • 47Snap-dragon (game) — Snap dragon (also known as Flap dragon, Snapdragon, or Flapdragon) was a parlour game popular from about the 16th to 19th centuries. It was played during the winter, particularly on Christmas Eve. Brandy was heated and placed in a wide shallow… …

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  • 48The Charladies' Ball — is an Irish folk song written by Harry O Donavan and popularied by his collabotor, music hall singer and comedian Jimmy O Dea [Harte, Frank, Daybreak and a Candle End liner notes] . The song concerns O Dea s character Biddy Mulligan s attendance… …

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  • 49Dublin Street Songs / Through Dublin City — Studio album by Frank Harte Released Dublin Street Songs LP (1967), Through Dublin City LP (1973), re rele …

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  • 50wick — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. thread, cord, taper, lampwick, candle end, lantern wick, candlewick; see also candle …

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