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Counter :: Counter (adv.) Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go.

Chief :: Chief (n.) The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs..

Ribaldry :: Ribaldry (n.) The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct..

Preteritive :: Preteritive (a.) Used only or chiefly in the preterit or past tenses, as certain verbs..

Chief :: Chief (a.) Very intimate, near, or close..

Admiral :: Admiral (n.) A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets..

General :: General (a.) The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular..

Foreman :: Foreman (n.) The chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker..

Gum Ammoniac :: Gum ammoniac (n.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in spirit of wine, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters..

Horizon :: Horizon (n.) The chief horizontal line in a picture of any sort, which determines in the picture the height of the eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the representation of the natural horizon corresponds with this line..

Hurter :: Hurter (n.) Injury; damage; detriment; harm; mischief.

King :: King (n.) A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince..

Captain :: Captain (n.) A head, or chief officer.

Malefic :: Malefic (a.) Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.

Pensionary :: Pensionary (n.) One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland.

Protonotary :: Protonotary (n.) The chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople.

Doge :: Doge (n.) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.

Jarl :: "Jarl (n.) A chief; an earl; in English history, one of the leaders in the Danish and Norse invasions..

Captainry :: Captainry (n.) Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship..

Dogger :: Dogger (n.) A sort of stone, found in the mines with the true alum rock, chiefly of silica and iron..

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