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  • 121couch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French cucher, from Latin collocare to set in place more at collocate Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep 2. to embroider (a design) by laying down a thread… …

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  • 122lurk — lurker, n. lurkingly, adv. /lerrk/, v.i. 1. to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush; remain in or around a place secretly or furtively. 2. to go furtively; slink; steal. 3. to exist unperceived or unsuspected. 4. Chiefly Computers.… …

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  • 123skulk — v 1. lurk, couch, lie in wait, lie in ambush, lie low, Inf. lay for. 2. slink, steal, sidle, prowl, pad, pussyfoot, creep, U.S. Si gumshoe. 3.British. shirk, malinger, loaf, Sl goof off, Sl goldbrick; slack, lie down on the job, Brit. Si… …

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  • 124undersittan — sv/t5 3rd pres undersitteð past undersæt/undersǽton ptp underseten to sit down, crouch down, squat; to set one s self down, settle down, sink down; Of things, to sink, settle, subside; in part., to settle down, establish one s self in a place; to …

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  • 125Ambuscade — Am bus*cade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambuscaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ambuscading}.] 1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush. [1913 Webster] 2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 126Ambuscaded — Ambuscade Am bus*cade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambuscaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ambuscading}.] 1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush. [1913 Webster] 2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 127Ambuscading — Ambuscade Am bus*cade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambuscaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ambuscading}.] 1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush. [1913 Webster] 2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 128Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington — Duke of Wellington and The Iron Duke redirect here. For subsequent dukes, see Duke of Wellington (title). For the film, see The Iron Duke (film). Field Marshal His Grace The Duke of Wellington KG GCB …

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