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... meaning ' a botched up charge ' and as a verb meaning ' to patch up an accusation ' . NED suggests that these meanings are derived from the verb clamp , but this seems scarcely possible , since clamp appears much later than clamper . Ir ...
... meaning ' a botched up charge ' and as a verb meaning ' to patch up an accusation ' . NED suggests that these meanings are derived from the verb clamp , but this seems scarcely possible , since clamp appears much later than clamper . Ir ...
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... meaning . The word grist ( 92 ) seems in the context to mean ' flattery ' ; elsewhere in the poem ( p . 36 ) unlawfull grist seems to refer to bribes ; perhaps the basic meaning is ' inducement ' . The phrase pole bushell ( 102 ) is ...
... meaning . The word grist ( 92 ) seems in the context to mean ' flattery ' ; elsewhere in the poem ( p . 36 ) unlawfull grist seems to refer to bribes ; perhaps the basic meaning is ' inducement ' . The phrase pole bushell ( 102 ) is ...
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... meaning ( that is , if its abnormality is morphological or semantic ) the meaning is given between quotation marks . Sometimes , of course , there is more than one abnormality in a single form , and in such cases both devices may be ...
... meaning ( that is , if its abnormality is morphological or semantic ) the meaning is given between quotation marks . Sometimes , of course , there is more than one abnormality in a single form , and in such cases both devices may be ...
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THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND II | 11 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE TEXTS | 31 |
TEXTS | 76 |
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