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... sound of the same as it beat upon the bottom and sides , guided by an experienced hand , and , every now and then , the sweltering and totling of the pot . This process was now interrupted by the getting of the grey basin into which the ...
... sound of the same as it beat upon the bottom and sides , guided by an experienced hand , and , every now and then , the sweltering and totling of the pot . This process was now interrupted by the getting of the grey basin into which the ...
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... sound like that of bees ; the sound emitted by a bagpipe BUMBAZED , adj . stupified . BUMBEE , s . the humble bee ; a wild bee ; a drone . BUM - CLOCK , s . the common flying beetle . BUN , BUNN , s . a cake commonly used at New - Year ...
... sound like that of bees ; the sound emitted by a bagpipe BUMBAZED , adj . stupified . BUMBEE , s . the humble bee ; a wild bee ; a drone . BUM - CLOCK , s . the common flying beetle . BUN , BUNN , s . a cake commonly used at New - Year ...
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... sound made by an animal in eating bones or other hard substances . CRAP , s . a crop , the produce of the soil ; the craw of a fowl ; the highest part of anything . To CRAW , s . to crow ; to boast . CRAW , s . a crow . CREEK of day ...
... sound made by an animal in eating bones or other hard substances . CRAP , s . a crop , the produce of the soil ; the craw of a fowl ; the highest part of anything . To CRAW , s . to crow ; to boast . CRAW , s . a crow . CREEK of day ...
Contents
THE LAWYERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 5 |
THE ORPHAN John Mackay Wilson | 36 |
THE BURGHERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 44 |
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