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  • 111rollicking — 1811, adjectival use of prp. of rollick to frolic, sport (though this does not appear in print until 1826), which is perhaps a blend of ROLL (Cf. roll) (v.) and FROLIC (Cf. frolic) …

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  • 112Англо-американские войны — АНГЛО АМЕРИКАНСКІЯ ВОЙНЫ. I. Война 1775 83 гг. за независимость Соед. Шт. Сѣв. Америки. Все шло хорошо въ англ. колоніяхъ Америки до конца франц. войнъ и до уступки Франціей Англіи, Канады и територіи между Аллеганскими горами и Миссисипи по… …

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  • 113lark about — verb play boisterously The children frolicked in the garden the gamboling lambs in the meadows The toddlers romped in the playroom • Syn: ↑frolic, ↑lark, ↑rollick, ↑skylark, ↑disport …

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  • 114run around — verb play boisterously (Freq. 3) The children frolicked in the garden the gamboling lambs in the meadows The toddlers romped in the playroom • Syn: ↑frolic, ↑lark, ↑rollick, ↑ …

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  • 115rol´lick|er — rol|lick «ROL ihk», verb, noun. –v.i. to enjoy oneself in a free, hearty way; be merry; frolic: »We rollicked along into Washington Street (J. T. Fields). –n. 1. a frolic: »Once my life was a child s rollick, half trick, half dream (J. Parker). 2 …

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  • 116rol|lick — «ROL ihk», verb, noun. –v.i. to enjoy oneself in a free, hearty way; be merry; frolic: »We rollicked along into Washington Street (J. T. Fields). –n. 1. a frolic: »Once my life was a child s rollick, half trick, half dream (J. Parker). 2. gaiety; …

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  • 117Rig — Rig, n. [Cf. {Wriggle}.] 1. A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic. [1913 Webster] 3. A blast of wind. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. [1913 Webster] That uncertain season …

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  • 118Rollic — Rol lic (r[o^]l l[i^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rollicked} ( l[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rollicking}.] [Corrupt. fr. frolic, under the influence of roll.] To move or play in a careless, swaggering manner, with a frolicsome air; to frolic; to sport;… …

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  • 119Rollicked — Rollic Rol lic (r[o^]l l[i^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rollicked} ( l[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rollicking}.] [Corrupt. fr. frolic, under the influence of roll.] To move or play in a careless, swaggering manner, with a frolicsome air; to frolic; to… …

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  • 120Rollicking — Rollic Rol lic (r[o^]l l[i^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rollicked} ( l[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rollicking}.] [Corrupt. fr. frolic, under the influence of roll.] To move or play in a careless, swaggering manner, with a frolicsome air; to frolic; to… …

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