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Bobwhite: Definition and part of speech

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Bobwhite

  1. n. The common quail of North America (Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus); — so called from its note.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Boat shell: Definition and part of speech

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Boat shell

  1. A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymba.
  2. A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous. It is so named from its form and interior deck.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Boatswain: Definition and part of speech

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Boatswain

  1. n. The tropic bird.
  2. n. An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties.
  3. n. The jager gull.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Boat-tail: Definition and part of speech

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Boat-tail

  1. n. A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.