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Otiose :: Otiose (a.) Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle.

Workhouse :: Workhouse (n.) A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor.

Tattle :: Tattle (n.) Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.

Busy :: Busy (a.) Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant..

Mothering :: Mothering (n.) A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on Midlent Sunday, -- supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar..

Johnadreams :: "Johnadreams (n.) A dreamy, idle fellow..

Chaff :: Chaff (v. i.) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter..

Snaffle :: Snaffle (n.) A kind of bridle bit, having a joint in the part to be placed in the mouth, and rings and cheek pieces at the ends, but having no curb; -- called also snaffle bit..

Loiterer :: Loiterer (n.) An idle vagrant; a tramp.

Faineant :: Faineant (n.) A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.

Bridle :: Bridle (n.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc..

Bridle :: Bridle (v. t.) To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse..

Palaver :: Palaver (n.) Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery..

Bridoon :: Bridoon (n.) The snaffle and rein of a military bridle, which acts independently of the bit, at the pleasure of the rider. It is used in connection with a curb bit, which has its own rein..

Vanity :: Vanity (n.) That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment..

Tittle-tattle :: Tittle-tattle (n.) Idle, trifling talk; empty prattle..

Chatterer :: Chatterer (n.) A prater; an idle talker.

Trapes :: Trapes (v. i.) To go about in an idle or slatternly fashion; to trape; to traipse.

Gossip :: Gossip (n.) One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler..

Bridle :: Bridle (n.) A restraint; a curb; a check.

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