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  • 101riser — Feed Feed, n. 1. That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder; pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed for sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. A grazing or pasture ground. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. An allowance of provender given to a… …

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  • 102Simple prebend — Prebend Preb end (pr[e^]b [e^]nd), n. [F. pr[ e]bende (cf. It. & Sp. prebenda), from L. praebenda, from L. praebere to hold forth, afford, contr. fr. praehibere; prae before + habere to have, hold. See {Habit}, and cf. {Provender}.] 1. A payment… …

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  • 103Wagonage — Wag on*age, n. 1. Money paid for carriage or conveyance in wagon. [1913 Webster] 2. A collection of wagons; wagons, collectively. [1913 Webster] Wagonage, provender, and a piece or two of cannon. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 104Whisket — Whis ket, n. [Cf. {Wisket}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A basket; esp., a straw provender basket. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A small lathe for turning wooden pins. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 105foray — I. verb Etymology: Middle English forrayen, from Anglo French forreyer, foreer, probably back formation from *forrier, *forreour forager, raider, from fuerre, foer provender more at forage Date: 14th century transitive verb archaic to ravage in… …

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  • 106Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia — Infobox Person name = Alexei Petrovich caption = Portrait of Alexei by Johann Gottfried Tannauer, c. 1712 16, Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg title = Tsarevich of Russia birth date = birth date|1690|2|28 death date = death date and… …

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  • 107Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex — (10 November 1566 ndash; 25 February 1601), a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is the best known of the many holders of the title Earl of Essex. He was a military hero and royal favourite, but following a poor campaign against Irish… …

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  • 108Alfalfa — This article is about plant and flower. For the actor and character of the series Our Gang, see Carl Alfalfa Switzer. For the community in Central Oregon, see Alfalfa, Oregon. Alfalfa Medicago sativa …

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  • 109Chestnut — For other uses of chestnut , see Chestnut (disambiguation). For other uses of chinquapin or chinkapin , see Chinquapin (disambiguation). Chestnut Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Scientific clas …

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  • 110Via Domitia — Route of the Via Domitia …

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