A dictionary of the English language

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Oliver & Boyd, Tweeddale Court., 1849 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 564 pages
 

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Page 383 - Span, the space from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger extended.
Page 40 - Back, та. (S. ta;) the hinder part of the body in man , and the upper part in beasts ; the hinder part of any thing; the rear.
Page 76 - A curve line continued till it ends where it began, having all pans equally distant from a common centre ; the space included in a circular line ; a round body, an orb ; compass...
Page 232 - ... a young pike ; a cup of waxed leather; a small bowl thrown out for a mark to the bowlers; a part of...
Page 35 - ... carrying the blood from the heart to the different parts of the body ; the...

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