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  • 91To pay one's court — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… …

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  • 92To put out of court — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… …

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  • 93Toy — (toi), n. [D. tuid tools, implements, stuff, trash, speeltuig playthings, toys; akin to G. zeug stuff, materials, MNG. ziuc, Icel. tygi gear; all ultimately from the root of E. tug, v. t.; cf. G. zeugen to beget, MHG. ziugen to beget, make ready …

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  • 94toy mutch — Toy Toy (toi), n. [D. tuid tools, implements, stuff, trash, speeltuig playthings, toys; akin to G. zeug stuff, materials, MNG. ziuc, Icel. tygi gear; all ultimately from the root of E. tug, v. t.; cf. G. zeugen to beget, MHG. ziugen to beget,… …

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  • 95hanky-panky — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1841 1. questionable or underhanded activity 2. sexual dalliance …

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  • 96primrose path — noun Date: 1601 1. a path of ease or pleasure and especially sensual pleasure < himself the primrose path of dalliance treads Shakespeare > 2. a path of least resistance …

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  • 97play — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen Date: before 12th century 1. a. swordplay b. archaic game, sport c. the conduct, course, or action of a game …

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  • 98tousle — I. transitive verb (tousled; tousling) Etymology: Middle English touselen, frequentative of tousen Date: 15th century dishevel, rumple < tousled hair > II. noun Date: 1788 1 …

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  • 99Lucid dream — A lucid dream is a dream in which one is aware that one is dreaming. The term was coined by the Dutch psychiatrist and writer Frederik (Willem) van Eeden (1860–1932).[1] In a lucid dream, the dreamer can actively participate in and manipulate&#8230; …

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  • 100Robert Rodriguez — Infobox Actor name = Robert Rodríguez imagesize = caption = Rodriguez at the premiere of Grindhouse , Austin, Texas birthdate = birth date and age|mf=yes|1968|6|20 birthplace = San Antonio, Texas, U.S. birthname = Robert Anthony Rodriguez&#8230; …

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