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Chank :: Chank (n.) The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp. Turbinella pyrum. Called also chank chell..

Husband :: Husband (n.) A cultivator; a tiller; a husbandman.

Bar :: Bar (n.) A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation..

Pitching :: Pitching (n.) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.

Ask :: Ask (v. t.) To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons.

Contraband :: Contraband (n.) Illegal or prohibited traffic.

Bander :: Bander (n.) One banded with others.

Ploughbote :: Ploughbote (n.) Wood or timber allowed to a tenant for the repair of instruments of husbandry. See Bote.

Olibanum :: Olibanum (n.) The fragrant gum resin of various species of Boswellia; Oriental frankincense.

Catapult :: Catapult (n.) A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small stones, etc..

Agistment :: Agistment (n.) A charge or rate against lands; as, an agistment of sea banks, i. e., charge for banks or dikes..

Riverside :: Riverside (n.) The side or bank of a river.

Gammon :: Gammon (v. t.) To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel by lashings of rope or chain, or by a band of iron..

Panel :: Panel (n.) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament..

Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships..

Ca–on :: Ca–on (n.) A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses..

Banshie :: Banshie (n.) A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the house..

Levee :: Levee (n.) An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river..

Disturbation :: Disturbation (n.) Act of disturbing; disturbance.

Fund :: Fund (n.) A stock or capital; a sum of money appropriated as the foundation of some commercial or other operation undertaken with a view to profit; that reserve by means of which expenses and credit are supported; as, the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc..

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