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  • 101Lobster — Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the American… …

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  • 102Lobster caterpillar — Lobster Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the… …

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  • 103Lobster louse — Lobster Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the… …

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  • 104Mudsill — Mud sill , n. 1. The lowest sill of a structure, usually embedded in the soil; the lowest timber of a house; also, that sill or timber of a bridge which is laid at the bottom of the water. See {Sill}. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: A person of the… …

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  • 105Nephrops Norvegicus — Lobster Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the… …

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  • 106Nicothoe astaci — Lobster Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the… …

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  • 107Niding — Ni ding (n[imac] d[i^]ng), n. [Written also {nithing}.] [AS. n[imac][eth]ing, fr. n[imac][eth] wickedness, malice, hatred.] A coward; a dastard; a term of utmost opprobrium. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He is worthy to be called a niding. Howell. [1913… …

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  • 108nithing — Niding Ni ding (n[imac] d[i^]ng), n. [Written also {nithing}.] [AS. n[imac][eth]ing, fr. n[imac][eth] wickedness, malice, hatred.] A coward; a dastard; a term of utmost opprobrium. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He is worthy to be called a niding. Howell …

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  • 109Odium — O di*um ([=o] d[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr. odi I hate. Cf. {Annoy}, {Noisome}.] 1. Intense hatred or dislike; loathing; abhorrence. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness. [1913 Webster] She threw the odium of the… …

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  • 110Odium theologicum — Odium O di*um ([=o] d[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr. odi I hate. Cf. {Annoy}, {Noisome}.] 1. Intense hatred or dislike; loathing; abhorrence. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness. [1913 Webster] She threw the odium of… …

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