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quacksalver
n. one who falsely pretends to knowledge of medicine

August 14, 2006October 5, 2006 | Language

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borborygmus
n. rumbling noise in the intestines

August 9, 2006October 5, 2006 | Language

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adj. full of rabbits

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estival
adj. of, like or pertaining to summer

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squabash
v. to crush, smash, defeat

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spoffish
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rutilant
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adj. dewy

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n. the imp of mischief in a printing house

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pinguitude
n. fatness

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