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SWATHLINGswaddling SWAYto move on SWEARto adjure SWEAR OVERto out-swear SWIFTready, quick SWINGE-BUCKLERa bully TABLEa tablet, note-book TABLE-BOOKnote-book TABLESthe game of backgammon A note-book TABOURa small side-drum TABOURERa player on the tabour TABOURINEtambourine, drum TAGthe rabble TAINTtainted TAINTUREdefilement TAKEto infect, blast, bewitch TAKE INto conquer TAKE OUTto copy TAKE UPto borrow money, or buy on credit To make up a quarrel TAKINGinfection, malignant influence TAKING UPbuying on credit TALEcounting, reckoning TALLstrong, valiant TALLOW-CATCHa lump of tallow TANGtwang, sound TANGto sound TANLINGanything tanned by the sun TARREto excite, urge on TARRIANCEdelay TARTARTartarus TASKto tax Challenge TASKINGchallenging TASTEto try TAWDRY-LACEa rustic necklace TAXATIONsatire, sarcasm TAXINGsatire TEENgrief TELLto count TEMPERto mix TEMPERANCEtemperature TEMPEREDmixed TENDto attend to TENDERto hold, to esteem To have consideration for TENTto probe as a wound TENTa probe for searching a wound TERCELthe male of the goshawk TERMAGANTa ranting character in old plays TESTEDpure, assayed TESTERNto reward with a tester, or six-pence THARBOROUGHa constable THEORICKtheory THEWESsinews, muscles THICKrapidly THICK-PLEACHEDthickly intertwined THIRD-BOROUGHa constable THOUGHTanxiety, grief So 'to take thought' is to give way to grief THRASONICALboastful THREE-MAN BEETLEa wooden mallet worked by three men THREE-MAN-SONG-MENsingers of glees in three parts THREE-PILEthree-piled velvet THRENElament THRIDthread, fibre THROEto put in agonies THRUMthe tufted end of a thread in weaving THRUMMEDmade od coarse ends or tufts TICKLEticklish TIGHTnimble, active TIGHTLYbriskly, promptly TIKEa cur TILLY-VALLYint. an exclamation of contempt TILTHtillage TIMELESSuntimely TINCTstain, dye TIREattire, head-dress TIREto tear as a bird of prey Hence, metaphorically, to feed TIREto attire, dress TANGtwang, sound TODto yield a tod of wool TOKENEDmarked with plague spots TOKENSplague spots TOLLto exact toll To pay toll TOO TOOexcessively TOPLESSsupreme, without superior TOUCHtouchstone for testing gold Trait An acute feeling TOUCHEDpricked TOUSEto pull, drag TOWARDnearly ready TOWARDSnearly ready TOYStrifles, foolish tricks TRADEbeaten path TRANECTa ferry TRANSLATEDtransformed TRASHto cheque, as a huntsman his hounds TRAVAILlabour, toil TRAY-TRIPan old game played with dice TREACHERStraitors TREATIESentreaties TRENCHEDcarved TRICKtechnically, a copy of a coat of arms; hence, any peculiarity which distinguishes voice or feature TRICKto dress up TRICKEDblazoned TRICKINGornament TRICKSYelegantly quaint TRIPLEthird TROJANa cant word for a thief TROL-MY-DAMESthe name of a game; also called pigeon-holes TROTH-PLIGHTbetrothed TROWto trust, think TRUEhonest TRUNDLE-TAILa long-tailed dog TUCKET-SONANCEa flourish on the trumpet TUNDISHa funnel TURLYGOODa name adopted by bedlam-beggars TURNto modulate TWANGLINGtwanging TWIGGENmade of twigs, wicker TWILLEDRetained by woven branches TWINKa twinkling TWIREto peep, twinkle UMBEREDstained, dark, as with umber UNANELEDwithout extreme unction UNAVOIDEDunavoidable UNBARBEDuntrimmed UNBATEDunblunted UNBOLTto disclose UNBOLTEDunsifted, unrefined UNBREATHEDunpractised UNCAPEto throw off the hounds UNCHARGEDundefended, applied to the gates of a city UNCLEWto unravel, undo UNCOINEDunalloyed, unfeigned UNDERGOto undertake UNDERTAKERone who takes up another's quarrel UNDER-WROUGHTundermined UNEATHhardly UNEXPRESSIVEinexpressible UNFAIRto deprive of beauty UNHAPPILYcensoriously UNHAPPYmischievous UNHATCHEDundisclosed UNHOUSELEDwithout receiving the sacrament UNIMPROVEDunreproved UNIONa pearl UNJUSTdishonest UNKINDunnatural UNLIVEDbereft of life UNMANNEDuntamed, applied to a hawk UNOWEDunowned UNPREGNANTstupid UNPROPERcommon to all UNQUESTIONABLEnot inquisitive UNREADYundressed UNRESPECTIVEinconsiderate UNSISTINGunresting UNSTANCHEDincontinent UNTEMPERINGunsoftening UNTENTEDunsearchable UNTRADEDunused, uncommon UNTRIMMEDspoiled of grace or ornament UNTRUEuntruth UNVALUEDinvaluable UPSPRING REELa boisterous dance URCHINthe hedge-hog USANCEusury USEinterest UTISriotous merriment, which accompanied the eighth day of a festival UTTERto expel, put forth UTTERANCEextremity VADEto fade VAILto lower VAILINGlowering VAINNESSvanity VALANCEDadorned with a valence or fringe; applied to the beard VALIDITYvalue VANTAGEadvantage VANTBRACEarmour for the front of the arm VARLETa servant, valet VASTproperly a waste-place, metaphorically, the dead of night A gulf VASTIDITYimmensity VASTLYlike a waste VASTYvast, waste VAUNTthe van, that which precedes VAUNT-COURIERSforerunners VAWARDthe van, vanguard, advanced guard of an army Hence, metaphorically, the first of anything VEGETIVESherbs VELUREvelvet VELVET-GUARDSliterally, velvet trimmings; applied metaphorically to the citizens who wore them VENEWa bout in fencing, metaphorically applied to repartee and sallies of wit VENEYa bout at fencing VENGEto avenge VENTAGESholes in a flute or flageolet VERBALwordy VERYtrue, real VIAint. off with you!