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"text": "[based on information from Major Hill, Master of the Silver Mills, in 1662, descibing silver mining in Cardiganshire] They dig the Oar thus; One holds a little Picque, or Punch of Iron, having a long Handle of Wood which they call a Gad; Another with a great Iron Hammer, or Sledge, drives it into the Vein.",
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"ref": "1842, John O'Donovan, The Banquet of Dun Na N-Gedh and The Battle of Magh Rath: An Ancient and Historical Tale",
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"ref": "1716, Myles Davies, Athenae Britannicae: Or, A Critical History of the Oxford and Cambridge Writers And Writings...Part I [the full title stretches for 70 words] reporting a passage in \"Nicholas Sanders's Seditious Pamphlet\" De Schismate Anglicano, &c (1585)",
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"ref": "2006, Richard Higgins, Peter Brukner, Bryan English, editors, Essential Sports Medicine",
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"ref": "2006, Pete Draper, Deconstructing the Elements With 3ds Max: Create Natural Fire, Earth, Air and Water Without Plug-Ins",
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"ref": "1716, Myles Davies, Athenae Britannicae: Or, A Critical History of the Oxford and Cambridge Writers And Writings...Part I [the full title stretches for 70 words] reporting a passage in \"Nicholas Sanders's Seditious Pamphlet\" De Schismate Anglicano, &c (1585)",
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"ref": "2006, Richard Higgins, Peter Brukner, Bryan English, editors, Essential Sports Medicine",
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"ref": "2006, Pete Draper, Deconstructing the Elements With 3ds Max: Create Natural Fire, Earth, Air and Water Without Plug-Ins",
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],
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],
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"feminine"
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},
{
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"word": "սահնակ"
},
{
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
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"word": "kirşə"
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{
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{
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},
{
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"masculine",
"plural"
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"plural"
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"word": "စွတ်ဖါး"
},
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"code": "ca",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"word": "санки"
},
{
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"code": "dng",
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},
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],
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},
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
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{
"code": "nan-hbl",
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"tags": [
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{
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"word": "爬犁"
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"word": "ҫуна"
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"feminine",
"plural"
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"plural"
],
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{
"code": "da",
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"code": "da",
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{
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"word": "һырга"
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"tags": [
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],
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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},
{
"code": "fr",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zorra"
},
{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "marxili",
"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"word": "მარხილი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ciga",
"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"word": "ციგა"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"tags": [
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"word": "Schlitten"
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{
"code": "el",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
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"neuter"
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{
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"word": "બરફગાડી"
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{
"code": "he",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מִזְחֶלֶת"
},
{
"code": "hi",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
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"masculine"
],
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{
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{
"code": "hu",
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},
{
"code": "is",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "io",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"word": "glitoveturo"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "ja",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"word": "そり"
},
{
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"word": "橇"
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{
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"word": "ӏэжьэ"
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{
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"word": "шана"
},
{
"code": "ko",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"word": "썰매"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
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},
{
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},
{
"code": "kmr",
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},
{
"code": "ky",
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},
{
"code": "la",
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{
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"plural"
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{
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"plural"
],
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},
{
"code": "lt",
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"feminine",
"plural"
],
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{
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],
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{
"code": "mnc",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"word": "ᡶᠠᡵᠠ"
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{
"code": "mdf",
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{
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{
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{
"code": "oj",
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},
{
"code": "ota",
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},
{
"code": "ps",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ماتوړ"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
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"sense": "sleigh or sled",
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},
{
"code": "fa",
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{
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{
"code": "pl",
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"plural"
],
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"plural"
],
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{
"code": "pt",
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],
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{
"code": "ro",
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"tags": [
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],
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"plural"
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"code": "ru",
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"plural"
],
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{
"code": "ru",
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"plural"
],
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},
{
"code": "ru",
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"tags": [
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"plural"
],
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{
"code": "sh",
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"plural"
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{
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"plural"
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},
{
"code": "sh",
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"feminine",
"plural"
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{
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"plural"
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{
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"plural"
],
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},
{
"code": "sh",
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"plural"
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},
{
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"plural"
],
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