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Lodge :: Lodge (n.) To deposit for keeping or preservation; as, the men lodged their arms in the arsenal..

Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.

Nurseryman :: Nurseryman (n.) One who cultivates or keeps a nursery, or place for rearing trees, etc..

Shopkeeper :: Shopkeeper (n.) A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail; -- in distinction from one who sells by wholesale..

Incubation :: Incubation (n.) A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any process..

Entertain :: Entertain (v. t.) To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain sentiments..

Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.

Suspensor :: Suspensive (a.) Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; causing interruption or delay; uncertain; doubtful..

Retain :: Retain (v. t.) To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor..

Pikeman :: Pikeman (n.) A keeper of a turnpike gate.

Tavernman :: Tavernman (n.) The keeper of a tavern; also, a tippler..

Bookkeeping :: Bookkeeping (n.) The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation to each other, and the state of the business in which they occur; the art of keeping accounts. The books commonly used are a daybook, cashbook, journal, and ledger. See Daybook, Cashbook, Journal, and Ledger..

Hostler :: Hostler (n.) An innkeeper. [Obs.] See Hosteler.

Reserve :: Reserve (v. t.) Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain..

Huswife :: Huswife (n.) A female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic affairs; a thirfty woman.

Tidy :: Tidy (superl.) Arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper and becoming neatness, or habitually keeping things so; as, a tidy lass; their dress is tidy; the apartments are well furnished and tidy..

Thatching :: Thatching (n.) The act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to keep out rain, snow, etc..

Parker :: Parker (n.) The keeper of a park.

Buckram :: Buckram (n.) A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise..

Coast :: Coast (n.) To draw or keep near; to approach.

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