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ucalegon
n. a neighbor whose house is on fire

October 30, 2006October 27, 2006 | Language

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jerque
v. to search for smuggled goods

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hieromachy
a fight or quarrel between priests

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sudden seizure with the claws

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n. beard-growing contest

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n. an idler

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adj. yellow-haired

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n. one who falsely pretends to knowledge of medicine

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borborygmus
n. rumbling noise in the intestines

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adj. full of rabbits

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