Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In coal-mining, under-clay, or the soft material which is removed in holing.
  • noun An old Scotch division of land, capable of producing 48 bolls.

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Examples

  • Guadalupe Martinez, at left with her daugh ter, Estrella, outside of their home in near Mission, acted as a community volunteer for LUPE in its efforts to aid Hidalgo's Latino residents in the colonias.

    Mis-Counted 2010

  • He wazh the besht, the besht republican dad in the whole 1950s whooorld, whoorld, I said whoorld, when all dads were republican dads, were femin femin feminshits that thought their little daugh daught daug TERs to shoots.

    Hillary Airs New Ad In Pennsylvania Hitting Obama's "Small-Town" Comments 2009

  • As for mothers, many of them are for escorting their daugh-ters to public places, because they themselves like racketing.,

    Sir Charles Grandison 2006

  • My dear daugh-ter, said she, we are all unanimous.

    Sir Charles Grandison 2006

  • So that's this whole beautiful other thing, like hates her mother but loves his daugh -- so he does have love in him, but it's -- it's just ...

    CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2003 2003

  • She saw the shadows under Susan's him and swallowed down her own guilt, tere was something radically wrong with her daugh-and June didn't know what it could be.

    two women Cole, Martina 1999

  • And her daugh -- and when he got -- his -- his daughter Theo was coming north to see him, hadn't seen him since he left for Europe, and her ship disappeared off Cape Hatteras.

    A Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr 1998

  • "My cousins," Ilya announced cheerfully, and he pointed as he raided off names: "Kayta, and her sister Marya, and the daugh - ters of my uncle Ivan, Marya and Katya ..."

    Fortress Of Frost And Fire Lackey, Mercedes 1993

  • She leaned into Lila's room and frowned down at her daugh -

    Dark Dreams Hodgman, Ann 1993

  • Her wise and loving par - ents, however, had carefully nurtured and pruned their daugh - ter's strong spirit so that it had blossomed into a deep and steadfast belief in herself.

    Time of the Twins Weis, Margaret 1988

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