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... dictionary , Schrättel and Schretzel still linger in various South German dialects ( especially in Bavarian and Swiss ) , being applied to a hobgoblin or similar superstitious at a loss how to explain its origin ( " völlig creature ...
... dictionary , Schrättel and Schretzel still linger in various South German dialects ( especially in Bavarian and Swiss ) , being applied to a hobgoblin or similar superstitious at a loss how to explain its origin ( " völlig creature ...
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... DICTIONARY . - A NEW ENGLISH DICTIONARY on HISTORICAL PRINCIPLES . Founded mainly on the Materials collected by the Philological Society . Edited by Dr. JAMES A. H. MURRAY . Double Section , R - REACTIVE , prepared by Mr. W. A. CRAIGIE ...
... DICTIONARY . - A NEW ENGLISH DICTIONARY on HISTORICAL PRINCIPLES . Founded mainly on the Materials collected by the Philological Society . Edited by Dr. JAMES A. H. MURRAY . Double Section , R - REACTIVE , prepared by Mr. W. A. CRAIGIE ...
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... Dictionary ' -. No. 289 . NINTH SERIES . NOTES AND QUERIES . - The SUBSCRIPTION to NOTES AND QUERIES free by post is 10s . 3d . for Six Months ; or 20s . 6d . for Twelve Months , including the Volume Index . - JOHN C. FRANCIS , Notes and ...
... Dictionary ' -. No. 289 . NINTH SERIES . NOTES AND QUERIES . - The SUBSCRIPTION to NOTES AND QUERIES free by post is 10s . 3d . for Six Months ; or 20s . 6d . for Twelve Months , including the Volume Index . - JOHN C. FRANCIS , Notes and ...
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NOTES ON BOOKS : - New English Dictionary ' - Dry- His first wife , by whom he had six children him superseded by Sir Nicholas Parker as Captain of Plymouth. LONDON , SATURDAY , JULY 11 , 1903 . CONTENTS . - No. 289 . NOTES : -Sir F ...
NOTES ON BOOKS : - New English Dictionary ' - Dry- His first wife , by whom he had six children him superseded by Sir Nicholas Parker as Captain of Plymouth. LONDON , SATURDAY , JULY 11 , 1903 . CONTENTS . - No. 289 . NOTES : -Sir F ...
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... Dictionary on Historical Principles . Edited by J. A. H. Murray . - Vol . VIII . Part II . R - Reactive . By W. A. Craigie , M. A. ( Oxford , Clarendon Press . ) THE latest instalment of the New English Dic- tionary , ' issued under the ...
... Dictionary on Historical Principles . Edited by J. A. H. Murray . - Vol . VIII . Part II . R - Reactive . By W. A. Craigie , M. A. ( Oxford , Clarendon Press . ) THE latest instalment of the New English Dic- tionary , ' issued under the ...
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