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121play — /pleɪ / (say play) noun 1. a dramatic composition or piece; a drama. 2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 3. exercise or action by way of amusement or recreation. 4. fun, jest, or trifling, as opposed to earnest: he said it merely in play …
122Ley — (l[=a]), v. t. & i. To lay; to wager. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
123Egg of Columbus — Coordinates: 38°58′48″N 1°18′22″E / 38.979870°N 1.306033°E / 38.979870; 1.306033 …
124bet — I. , adj. == better. RG. 375, 546 II. , v. a. == lay a wager, part. ‘y bate.’ Pol. bet of berne , == probably ‘in labour with child.’ Marg. 53, 71. AS. beátan? …
125Laid — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …
126Laying — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …
127shuttle race — Lay Lay, n. 1. That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; as, a lay of stone or wood. Addison. [1913 Webster] A viol should have a lay of wire strings below. Bacon.… …
128wagered — wager wa ger, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {wagered} (w[=a] j[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {wagering}.] To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some eventuality; to lay; to stake; to bet. [1913 Webster] And wagered …
