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... Island . Entered according to Act of Congress , in the year 1877 , by JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT , In the Office of the Librarian of Congress , at Washington . Cambridge : Press of John Wilson & Son . PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION . THE ...
... Island . Entered according to Act of Congress , in the year 1877 , by JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT , In the Office of the Librarian of Congress , at Washington . Cambridge : Press of John Wilson & Son . PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION . THE ...
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... island ; to Professor GEO . C. SCHAEFFER , of Washington , for many terms of natural history , words relating to the arts , and Westernisms ; and to Dr. FRANCIS LIEBER , of Columbia College , New York , for many sound remarks , of which ...
... island ; to Professor GEO . C. SCHAEFFER , of Washington , for many terms of natural history , words relating to the arts , and Westernisms ; and to Dr. FRANCIS LIEBER , of Columbia College , New York , for many sound remarks , of which ...
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... Island , both colonial and recent , referring to measures , say , " All casks shall be gauged by the rule commonly called gauging by Gunter . ' " This refers to the instrument called " Gunter's Slide - rule , " adapted for gauging ...
... Island , both colonial and recent , referring to measures , say , " All casks shall be gauged by the rule commonly called gauging by Gunter . ' " This refers to the instrument called " Gunter's Slide - rule , " adapted for gauging ...
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... Islands . From being cultivated in Jamaica , it is often called Jamaica Pepper . 2. The " sweet - scented shrub " ( Calycanthus floridus ) is also known as Carolina Allspice , the bark and wood having a somewhat spicy flavor . All - two ...
... Islands . From being cultivated in Jamaica , it is often called Jamaica Pepper . 2. The " sweet - scented shrub " ( Calycanthus floridus ) is also known as Carolina Allspice , the bark and wood having a somewhat spicy flavor . All - two ...
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... Island . - J . Q. Adams on the Fisheries , p . 219 . Bankit . ( Fr. banquette . ) Sidewalk . Louisiana . Banquette . The name for the sidewalk in some of our Southern cities . To banter . To challenge , defy ; namely , to a race , a ...
... Island . - J . Q. Adams on the Fisheries , p . 219 . Bankit . ( Fr. banquette . ) Sidewalk . Louisiana . Banquette . The name for the sidewalk in some of our Southern cities . To banter . To challenge , defy ; namely , to a race , a ...
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