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A
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In each; to or for each; as, "twenty leagues a day", "a hundred pounds a year", "a dollar a yard", etc.
A
prep.
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In; on; at; by.
A
prep.
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In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened form of the preposition an (which was used before the vowel sound); as in a hunting, a building, a begging.
A
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Of.
A
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A barbarous corruption of have, of he, and sometimes of it and of they.
A
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An expletive, void of sense, to fill up the meter
A 1
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A carnivorous quadruped (Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. See Proteles.
Ab
n.
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The fifth month of the Jewish year according to the ecclesiastical reckoning, the eleventh by the civil computation, coinciding nearly with August.
Abaca
n.
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The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.
Abacist
n.
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One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.
Aback
adv.
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Toward the back or rear; backward.
Aback
adv.
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Behind; in the rear.
Aback
adv.
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Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind.
Aback
n.
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An abacus.
Abactinal
a.
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Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal; -- opposed to actinal.
Abaction
n.
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Stealing cattle on a large scale.
Abactor
n.
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One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves.
Abaculi
pl.
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of Abaculus
Abaculus
n.
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A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements.
Abacuses
pl.
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of Abacus
Abaci
pl.
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of Abacus
Abacus
n.
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A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
Abacus
n.
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A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc. It is still employed in China.
Abacus
n.
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The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column.
Abacus
n.
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A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.
Abacus
n.
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A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.
Abada
n.
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The rhinoceros.