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},
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"name": "inh"
},
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},
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"3": "maðkr",
"4": "",
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"name": "der"
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},
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"name": "cog"
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*mat-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mat-",
"name": "der"
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},
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"name": "m"
},
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"2": "maddike"
},
"expansion": "Danish maddike",
"name": "cog"
},
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"2": "mask"
},
"expansion": "Swedish mask",
"name": "cog"
},
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"1": "en",
"2": "maddock"
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"name": "cog"
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{
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"2": "maggot"
},
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"tags": [
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}
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"A maggot."
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"(obsolete except in dialects) A maggot."
]
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"kind": "lifeform",
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"name": "Dipterans",
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"Insects",
"Arthropods",
"Animals",
"Lifeforms",
"All topics",
"Life",
"Fundamental",
"Nature"
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"A slattern."
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],
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"(UK, dialect, obsolete) A slattern."
],
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"obsolete"
]
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"sounds": [
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔːk"
},
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"tags": [
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],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
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"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old Norse",
"English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"Rhymes:English/ɔːk",
"Rhymes:English/ɔːk/1 syllable",
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"name": "der"
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},
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"name": "cog"
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{
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*mat-"
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"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mat-",
"name": "der"
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"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "*mot-"
},
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"name": "m"
},
{
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"1": "da",
"2": "maddike"
},
"expansion": "Danish maddike",
"name": "cog"
},
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"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "mask"
},
"expansion": "Swedish mask",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "maddock"
},
"expansion": "English maddock",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "maggot"
},
"expansion": "maggot",
"name": "m"
}
],
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"tags": [
"plural"
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}
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"glosses": [
"A maggot."
],
"links": [
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"maggot"
]
],
"qualifier": "obsolete except in dialects",
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"(obsolete except in dialects) A maggot."
]
},
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],
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"A slattern."
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],
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"(UK, dialect, obsolete) A slattern."
],
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"ipa": "/mɔːk/"
},
{
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"tags": [
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