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• Sin-eater — The term sin eater refers to a person who, through ritual means, would take on by means of food and drink the sins of a deceased person, thus absolving his or her soul and allowing that person to rest in peace. In the study of folklore sin eating …   Wikipedia

• Yeomen Warders — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty s Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower of London caption=Badge of the Yeomen Warders dates=1485 country=United Kingdom branch= type= role=Palace and Fortress Guard size= command… …   Wikipedia

• lord — {{11}}lord (n.) mid 13c., laverd, loverd, from O.E. hlaford master of a household, ruler, superior, also God (translating L. Dominus, though O.E. drihten was used more often), earlier hlafweard, lit. one who guards the loaves, from hlaf bread,… …   Etymology dictionary

• Beefeater — Beef eat er (b[=e]f [=e]t [ e]r), n. [Beef + eater; prob. one who eats another s beef, as his servant. Cf. AS. hl[=a]f[=ae]ta servant, properly a loaf eater.] 1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hláfǽta — m ( n/ n) (loaf eater), dependant …   Old to modern English dictionary

• beefeater — warder of the Tower of London, 1670s, a contemptuous reference to well fed servants of the royal household; the notion is of one who eats another s BEEF (Cf. beef) (Cf. O.E. hlaf æta servant, lit. loaf eater ) …   Etymology dictionary

• dietary law — Judaism. law dealing with foods permitted to be eaten, food preparation and combinations, and the utensils and dishes coming into contact with food. Cf. kashruth. [1925 30] * * * ▪ religion Introduction       any of the prescriptions as to what… …   Universalium

• Inactivity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inactivity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inactivity inactivity Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction &c. 681 Sgm: N 1 inertness inertness &c. 172 Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy &c. 606 GRP: N 2 …   English dictionary for students

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• meat — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ bad, rancid, rotten, rotting ▪ That meat smells rotten. ▪ tender …   Collocations dictionary