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bumpkin
3
n 1: a person who is not very intelligent or interested in
culture [syn: yokel, rube, hick, yahoo, hayseed,
bumpkin, chawbacon]
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akin
0
adj 1: similar in quality or character; "a feeling akin to
terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related
to the collector" [syn: akin(p), kindred]
2: related by blood [syn: akin(p), blood-related, cognate,
consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin(p)]
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an
0
n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in
Nursing, AN]
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ban
0
n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: prohibition,
ban, proscription]
2: 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova
3: 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania
4: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn:
ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding]
5: a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn: Bachelor of Arts in
Nursing, BAN]
v 1: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
[syn: ban, censor]
2: prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure;
"Smoking is banned in this building"
3: ban from a place of residence, as for punishment [syn:
banish, ban]
4: expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ban,
ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball]
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bearskin
0
n 1: the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
2: tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial
occasions [syn: bearskin, busby, shako]
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bodkin
0
n 1: a dagger with a slender blade [syn: poniard, bodkin]
2: formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
3: a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or
fabric
4: a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops [syn:
bodkin, threader]
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bran
0
n 1: broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are
separated from the flour by sifting
2: food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
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buckskin
0
n 1: horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and
tail
2: a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but
now usually from sheepskin
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buskin
0
n 1: a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: buskin,
combat boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot]
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calfskin
0
n 1: fine leather from the skin of a calf [syn: calf,
calfskin]
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can
0
n 1: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint
etc. [syn: can, tin, tin can]
2: the quantity contained in a can [syn: can, canful]
3: a buoy with a round bottom and conical top [syn: can, can
buoy]
4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he
deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on
your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates,
arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can,
fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister,
posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern,
seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom,
behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
5: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn:
toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty,
stool, throne]
6: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets [syn:
toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy,
bathroom]
v 1: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
[syn: can, tin, put up]
2: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or
position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company
terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire,
give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away,
sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant:
employ, engage, hire]
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catkin
0
n 1: a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence [syn: catkin,
ament]
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clan
0
n 1: group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: kin,
kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe]
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coonskin
0
n 1: a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back [syn:
coonskin cap, coonskin]
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deerskin
0
n 1: leather from the hide of a deer
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doeskin
0
n 1: soft leather from deerskin or lambskin
2: a fine smooth soft woolen fabric
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fan
0
n 1: a device for creating a current of air by movement of a
surface or surfaces
2: an enthusiastic devotee of sports [syn: sports fan, fan,
rooter]
3: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff,
devotee, lover]
v 1: strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
2: make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"
3: agitate the air
4: separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood
there winnowing chaff all day in the field" [syn: winnow,
fan]
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flan
0
n 1: open pastry filled with fruit or custard
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foreskin
0
n 1: a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris [syn:
prepuce, foreskin]
2: a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis [syn: prepuce,
foreskin]
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gaskin
0
n 1: lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the
stifle
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gherkin
0
n 1: any of various small cucumbers pickled whole
2: small prickly cucumber
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goatskin
0
n 1: the hide of a goat
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jerkin
0
n 1: a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of
leather) worn by men in former times
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kidskin
0
n 1: soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid
gloves" [syn: kid, kidskin]
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lambkin
0
n 1: a very young lamb
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lambrequin
0
n 1: a scarf that covers a knight's helmet
2: short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a
window casing
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lambskin
0
n 1: the skin of a lamb with the wool still on
2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on [syn:
parchment, sheepskin, lambskin]
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man
0
n 1: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there
were two women and six men on the bus" [syn: man, adult
male] [ant: adult female, woman]
2: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a
military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn:
serviceman, military man, man, military personnel]
[ant: civilian]
3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it
was every man for himself"
4: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech,
and erect carriage [syn: homo, man, human being,
human]
5: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the
building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
6: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and
courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
7: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his
employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: valet,
valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman,
man]
8: a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover
or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes
good care of her man" [ant: woman]
9: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: Man, Isle
of Man]
10: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing
certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the
chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic
advantage" [syn: man, piece]
11: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the
world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because
`mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: world, human
race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans,
mankind, man]
v 1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place;
"Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
2: provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks";
"Students were manning the booths"
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manikin
0
n 1: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise
deformed or abnormal [syn: manikin, mannikin,
homunculus]
2: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
fat to be a mannequin" [syn: mannequin, manikin,
mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model]
3: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin,
manikin, mannikin, manakin, form]
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mannequin
0
n 1: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
fat to be a mannequin" [syn: mannequin, manikin,
mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model]
2: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin,
manikin, mannikin, manakin, form]
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moleskin
0
n 1: a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap
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oilskin
0
n 1: a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and
pigment to make it waterproof [syn: oilskin, slicker]
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onionskin
0
n 1: a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially
for making carbon copies [syn: onionskin, flimsy]
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pan
0
n 1: cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel [syn:
pan, cooking pan]
2: (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and
flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and
ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus [syn: Pan,
goat god]
3: shallow container made of metal
4: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to
other pongids [syn: Pan, genus Pan]
v 1: make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the
room"
2: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
[syn: pan, pan out, pan off]
3: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned
the performance" [syn: pan, tear apart, trash]
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pigskin
0
n 1: leather from the skin of swine
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plan
0
n 1: a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be
accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they
discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: plan,
program, programme]
2: an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard
made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for
living"; "a plan for seating guests" [syn: design, plan]
3: scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were
on file" [syn: plan, architectural plan]
v 1: have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He
plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had
planned turmoil and confusion" [syn: plan, be after]
2: make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his
family"
3: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to
murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an
attack" [syn: plan, project, contrive, design]
4: make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form;
"design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the
museum" [syn: design, plan]
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ramekin
0
n 1: a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked
and served in individual fireproof dishes [syn: ramekin,
ramequin]
2: a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual
portions [syn: ramekin, ramequin]
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scan
0
n 1: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed
region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his
binoculars"
2: an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan";
"you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" [syn: scan, CAT
scan]
v 1: examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the
X-ray"
2: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while
waiting for the taxi" [syn: scan, skim, rake, glance
over, run down]
3: make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night
sky"
4: conform to a metrical pattern
5: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
6: read metrically; "scan verses"
7: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read
by the computer" [syn: read, scan]
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sealskin
0
n 1: the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a
coat of seal" [syn: seal, sealskin]
2: a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin
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sharkskin
0
n 1: a smooth crisp fabric
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sheepskin
0
n 1: tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for
clothing [syn: sheepskin, fleece]
2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on [syn:
parchment, sheepskin, lambskin]
3: a document certifying the successful completion of a course
of study [syn: diploma, sheepskin]
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span
0
n 1: the complete duration of something; "the job was finished
in the span of an hour"
2: the distance or interval between two points
3: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome,
twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich,
duo, duet, dyad, duad]
4: a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human
hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
5: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an
obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. [syn:
bridge, span]
6: the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: straddle,
span]
v 1: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers
traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3
acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: cross,
traverse, span, sweep]
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tan
0
adj 1: of a light yellowish-brown color
n 1: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays
of the sun [syn: tan, suntan, sunburn, burn]
2: a light brown the color of topaz [syn: tan, topaz]
3: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled
triangle [syn: tangent, tan]
v 1: treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert
them into leather
2: get a tan, from wind or sun [syn: tan, bronze]
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van
0
n 1: any creative group active in the innovation and application
of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially
in the arts) [syn: avant-garde, vanguard, van, new
wave]
2: the leading units moving at the head of an army [syn:
vanguard, van]
3: (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or
freight
4: a camper equipped with living quarters [syn: van,
caravan]
5: a truck with an enclosed cargo space
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welkin
0
n 1: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which
celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: celestial
sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens,
vault of heaven, welkin]
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wineskin
0
n 1: an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is
used to hold and dispense wine
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hodgkin
0
n 1: English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease
(1798-1866) [syn: Hodgkin, Thomas Hodgkin]
2: English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to
study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994) [syn:
Hodgkin, Dorothy Hodgkin, Dorothy Mary Crowfoot
Hodgkin]
3: English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the
role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the
nerve impulse (1914-1998) [syn: Hodgkin, Alan Hodgkin,
Sir Alan Hodgkin, Alan Lloyd Hodgkin]
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ruskin
0
n 1: British art critic (1819-1900) [syn: Ruskin, John
Ruskin]
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cheyenne
0
n 1: the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the
southeastern corner of the state [syn: Cheyenne, capital
of Wyoming]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne
3: a member of a North American Indian people living on the
western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana)
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han
0
n 1: imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from
206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed
its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of
Chinese civilization [syn: Han, Han dynasty]
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cannes
0
n 1: a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an
annual film festival
-
gran
0
n 1: the mother of your father or mother [syn: grandma,
grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna]
-
mann
0
n 1: United States educator who introduced reforms that
significantly altered the system of public education
(1796-1859) [syn: Mann, Horace Mann]
2: German writer concerned about the role of the artist in
bourgeois society (1875-1955) [syn: Mann, Thomas Mann]
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nan
0
n 1: your grandmother
2: the mother of your father or mother [syn: grandma,
grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna]
3: a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the
Ping River to form the Chao Phraya [syn: Nan, Nan River]
4: leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped
like a teardrop [syn: nan, naan]
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shan
0
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: Tai Long, Shan]
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anne
0
n 1: Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if
James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she
was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over
parliament (1665-1714)
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algonquin
0
adj 1: of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or
language [syn: Algonquian, Algonkian, Algonquin]
n 1: a member of any of the North American Indian groups
speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in
the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian
tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the
Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast [syn: Algonquian,
Algonquin]
2: family of North American Indian languages spoken from
Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains [syn:
Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquian language]
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redskin
0
n 1: (slang) offensive term for Native Americans [syn:
Redskin, Injun, red man]
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baldachin
0
n 1: ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a
roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
-
cannikin
0
n 1: a wooden bucket
2: a small can
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manakin
0
n 1: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
fat to be a mannequin" [syn: mannequin, manikin,
mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model]
2: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin,
manikin, mannikin, manakin, form]
3: any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America
and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship
behavior
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mannikin
0
n 1: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise
deformed or abnormal [syn: manikin, mannikin,
homunculus]
2: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
fat to be a mannequin" [syn: mannequin, manikin,
mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model]
3: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin,
manikin, mannikin, manakin, form]
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pannikin
0
n 1: a small pan or cup (usually of tin)
-
zworykin
0
n 1: United States physicist who invented the iconoscope
(1889-1982) [syn: Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma Zworykin]
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interleukin
0
n 1: any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and
killer T cells and B cells and other components of the
immune system
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pushkin
0
n 1: Russian poet (1799-1837) [syn: Pushkin, Alexander
Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin]
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siskin
0
n 1: small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
[syn: siskin, Carduelis spinus]
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calkin
0
n 1: a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent
slipping [syn: calk, calkin]
-
rankin
0
n 1: leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the
first woman to serve in the United States House of
Representatives (1880-1973) [syn: Rankin, Jeannette
Rankin]
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potemkin
0
n 1: a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of
Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when
she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham
villages to be built (1739-1791) [syn: Potemkin,
Potyokin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin,
Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin]
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kropotkin
0
n 1: Russian anarchist (1842-1921) [syn: Kropotkin, Prince
Peter Kropotkin, Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin]
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capeskin
0
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grimalkin
0
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larrikin
0
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ran
0
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snakeskin
0
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than
0
-
dakin
0
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atkin
0
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dan
0
-
fran
0
-
san
0
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diane
0
-
liane
0
-
marianne
0
-
ann
0
-
dworkin
0
-
deakin
0
-
meakin
0
-
pekin
0
-
pipkin
0
-
tonkin
0
-
larkin
0
-
parkin
0
-
baskin
0
-
sooterkin
0
-
merkin
0
-
perkin
0
-
peterkin
0
-
griskin
0