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  • 31wing — (n.) late 12c., wenge, from O.N. vængr wing of a bird, aisle, etc. (Cf. Dan., Swed. vinge wing ), of unknown origin, perhaps from a P.Gmc. *we ingjaz and ultimately from PIE root *we blow (Cf. O.E. wawan to blow; see WIND (Cf. wind) (n.)).… …

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  • 32caterwaul — cat•er•waul [[t]ˈkæt ərˌwɔl[/t]] v. i. 1) anb to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time 2) cvb to utter a similar sound; howl or screech 3) cvb to quarrel like cats 4) anb the cry of a cat in rutting time 5) cvb any similar sound Also …

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