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Galluses (noun) (Scots) gal-u-siz Braces for a person's trousers. Mid 19th century: plural of gallus,…

Wangle (verb) wan-gl Manage to obtain (something) by persuading or cleverly manipulating someone. Late 19th…

Paunch (noun) pawn-ch A large or protruding belly. (verb) To disembowel and animal Late Middle…

Draconian (adj) drak-oh-nee-un (of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe. Late 19th century:…

Isagogics (adj) ai-sa-goj-iks Introductory study, especially of the literary and external history of the Bible…

Quartan (adj) kwor-tun Denoting a mild form of malaria causing a fever that recurs every…

Malleable (adj) mal-ee-abl (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed…

Deism (noun) day-izm Belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator…

Cirrus (noun) si-rus Cloud forming wispy filamentous tufted streaks or ‘mare's tails’ at high altitude…