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Word | Wordtype | Definition |
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A 1 | A registry mark given by underwriters (as at Lloyd's) to ships in first-class condition. Inferior grades are indicated by A 2 and A 3. | |
Aam | n. | A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36 1/2, at Hamburg 38 1/4. |
Aard-vark | n. | An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue. |
Aard-wolf | n. | A carnivorous quadruped (Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. See Proteles. |
Aaronic | a. | Alt. of Aaronical |