Marauding

  • 51JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …

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  • 52Bushwhacker — Bush whack er, n. 1. One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] They were gallant bushwhackers, and hunters of raccoons by moonlight. W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 2. A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who… …

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  • 53Pickeer — Pick*eer , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pickeered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pickeering}.] [F. picorer to go marauding, orig., to go to steal cattle, ultimately fr. L. pecus, pecoris, cattle; cf. F. picor[ e]e, Sp. pecorea robbery committed by straggling… …

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  • 54Pickeered — Pickeer Pick*eer , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pickeered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pickeering}.] [F. picorer to go marauding, orig., to go to steal cattle, ultimately fr. L. pecus, pecoris, cattle; cf. F. picor[ e]e, Sp. pecorea robbery committed by straggling …

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  • 55Pickeering — Pickeer Pick*eer , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pickeered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pickeering}.] [F. picorer to go marauding, orig., to go to steal cattle, ultimately fr. L. pecus, pecoris, cattle; cf. F. picor[ e]e, Sp. pecorea robbery committed by straggling …

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  • 56Raid — (r[=a]d), n. [Icel. rei[eth] a riding, raid; akin to E. road. See {Road} a way.] 1. A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray. [1913 Webster] Marauding chief!… …

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  • 57Stone Age — I. noun Date: 1854 1. the first known period of prehistoric human culture characterized by the use of stone tools compare Mesolithic, neolithic, Paleolithic 2. a stage in a human institution or field of endeavor regarded as primitive, outmoded,… …

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  • 58Blackbeard — Infobox Pirate name=Edward Teach lived=c. 1680 November 22, 1718 caption=Blackbeard (1734 engraving) nickname=Blackbeard type=Pirate placeofbirth=Bristol, England placeofdeath=Ocracoke, Province of Carolina allegiance=None serviceyears=1712 –… …

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  • 59City — For other uses, see City (disambiguation). Shanghai is the most populous city proper in the world …

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  • 60Curtiss P-40 — Infobox Aircraft name= P 40 Warhawk Tomahawk / Kittyhawk type=Fighter aircraft manufacturer=Curtiss Wright Corporation caption=Curtiss P 40E at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.jpg caption=Hawk 87A 3/Kittyhawk IA, s/n AK987 , in …

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