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  • 121Bark bed — Bard Bard, n. [Akin to Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. b[ o]rkr, LG. & HG. borke.] 1. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, Peruvian bark. [1913 Webster] {Bark bed}. See {Bark stove} (below).… …

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  • 122Bark pit — Bard Bard, n. [Akin to Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. b[ o]rkr, LG. & HG. borke.] 1. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, Peruvian bark. [1913 Webster] {Bark bed}. See {Bark stove} (below).… …

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  • 123Bark stove — Bard Bard, n. [Akin to Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. b[ o]rkr, LG. & HG. borke.] 1. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, Peruvian bark. [1913 Webster] {Bark bed}. See {Bark stove} (below).… …

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  • 124Biston betularia — Pepper Pep per, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. ?, ?, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.] 1. A well known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}. [1913 Webster] Note: Common, or… …

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  • 125Bitters — Bit ters, n. pl. A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is steeped. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 126Carl — Carl, n. [Icel, karl a male, a man; akin to AS. ceorl, OHG. charal, G. kerl fellow. See {Churl}.] [Written also {carle}.] 1. A rude, rustic man; a churl. [1913 Webster] The miller was a stout carl. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Large stalks of hemp… …

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  • 127carl hemp — Carl Carl, n. [Icel, karl a male, a man; akin to AS. ceorl, OHG. charal, G. kerl fellow. See {Churl}.] [Written also {carle}.] 1. A rude, rustic man; a churl. [1913 Webster] The miller was a stout carl. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Large stalks of… …

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  • 128carle — Carl Carl, n. [Icel, karl a male, a man; akin to AS. ceorl, OHG. charal, G. kerl fellow. See {Churl}.] [Written also {carle}.] 1. A rude, rustic man; a churl. [1913 Webster] The miller was a stout carl. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Large stalks of… …

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