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      • Reverse Dictionary DISABILITY - DISCOVERY
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      • Reverse Dictionary DO - DOLTISH
      • Reverse Dictionary DOMESTIC - DRAGONFLY
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      • Reverse Dictionary EXACERBATE - EXCELLENTLY
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      • Reverse Dictionary FOOD - FOOD POISONING
      • Reverse Dictionary FOOL - FOOLISHNESS
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      • Reverse Dictionary HONEST - HORROR-STRUCK
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      • Reverse Dictionary IMBECILE - IMPERVIOUS
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      • Reverse Dictionary. LIBEL - LION
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      • Reverse Dictionary MALL - MARMOT
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      • Reverse Dictionary MENTAL - MILDNESS
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      • Reverse Dictionary MONEY - MONEY ORDER
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BELO -  BETSZ


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• BELONG  -  BENEFACTOR
• BENEFICIAL  -  BESOT
• BESPANGLE  -  BEST
• BESTIAL  -  BET
• BETHINK  -  BETROTH


BELONG

vb. c893 obs. - to be subject to; to belong HEAR
 
vb. c1175 obs. - to pertain, relate or belong to; to concern BEHOLD 
 
vb. c1200 obs. - to lie near; to pertain or belong to BELIE 
 
vb. 1297 obs. - to appertain or belong; to be applicable, fitting, or proper FALL 
 
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. - to belong, to be the property of LONG
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BELONGINGS

n. c1320 obs. - equipment for a journey; rigging out of a ship; apparel, belongings FARE 
 
n. c1325 - possessions, property, wealth, belongings HAVINGS 
 
n. 1566 obs. - apparel, dress, outfit, personal belongings FURNITURE
 
n. 1665 obs. rare - general or personal effects DUDS
 
n. 1767 Sc. & Eng. dial. - belongings; odds and ends ENDS AND AWLS 
 
n. 1777 Sc. & Eng. dial. - belongings; movables; small odds and ends RATTLE-TRAPS 
 
n. 1798 Sc. - property, belongings PACK 
 
n. 1813 - belongings, personal property; things; goods, furniture TRAPS 
 
n. 1834 sl. - the clothing and other personal belongings carried by a sailor, soldier, or woodsman; generally, baggage or equipment with which a person travels (orig. naval usage) DUNNAGE 
 
n. 1850s - one’s gear or belongings TOGGERY 
 
n. 1866 Sc. - odds and ends; one's belongings BULLAMENTS 
 
n. 1869 Amer. dial. - small articles or personal belongings; toys, knickknacks, trifles TRICKS 
 
n. 1871 Amer. dial. - odds and ends; a miscellaneous assortment of personal belongings CALAMITIES 
 
n. 1892 Sc. - belongings, odds and ends, tackle OPERY 
 
n. Bk1892 W. Ind. - one's belongings, esp. applied to one's wife and children CUM-ANNEXIS 
 
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - belongings, goods and chattels, esp. workmen's tools ALLS 
 
n. M19 US sl. - one's possessions, one's goods MAUL AND WEDGES 
 
n. 1905 Amer. dial. - clothes, personal belongings DOLL RAGS
 
n. 1910s Aust. sl. - a rolled blanket which contains one's possessions (tramps' usage) PARCEL 
 
n. 1928 Sc. - odds and ends; one's belongings BULJAMETS 
 
n. 1940s sl. - one's entire belongings, clothes, home, and money (orig. African-American usage) PACK, SHACK, AND STACK 
 
n. c1960 Amer. dial. - personal belongings ARTILLERY 
 
n. 1989 - your personal belongings (Antarctica usage) CLATCH 

n. 20C Brit. sl. - personal belongings, such as clothes and accessories CLOBBER 
 
n. Irish sl. - material possessions, esp. illegally come by; free gifts PRUCKS;  PRUGHS

BELOVED

(also see loved) 
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​adj. a1225 - of persons: dearly esteemed, worthy of being loved, dear, beloved DEARWORTH 
 
adj. a1225 obs. - of persons: dearly esteemed, dear, beloved DERWORTH 
 
adj. a1300 obs. - dear, beloved DEARLY 
 
adj. a1300 obs. - of persons: dearly esteemed, dear, beloved DEARWORTHY;  DERWORTHY 
 
adj. c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - dear, beloved; fond TIT 
 
adj. c1460 rare - of a person: precious; dear, beloved, favourite WHITE
 
adj. c1475 obs. - of persons: beloved, dear; precious SUGARED 
 
adj. 1494 obs. rare - held in affection, beloved AFFECTIONATE 
 
adj. 1600 obs. - loved, beloved AFFECTED 
 
adj. 1769 obs. - beloved, much-loved BOOLIE 
 
adj. 1889 Amer. dial. - loved, beloved, liked BELIKED 
 
n. c1205 arch. - a person beloved by one of the opposite sex; a lover or sweetheart LEMAN 
 
n. c1300 - a term of endearment; a loved one; one's beloved, one's darling; a sweetheart; often used as a form of address HEART 
 
n. c1315 obs. - one who is an object of love; a beloved person; a sweetheart;- a mistress DRUERY 
 
n. c1450 - a woman; a member of the 'fair sex; esp. a beautiful or beloved woman; one's sweetheart FAIR 
 
n. 1459 - a most beloved person; spec. a lover, a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment BEST-BELOVED 
 
n. c1460 obs. - a sweetheart; a darling; a beloved or loved one; also, a term of endearment HEART-ROOT 
 
n. 1534 obs. rare - a beloved person BELOVE 
 
n. 1539 obs. - a beloved or favourite son; a boy or man who is specially favoured or indulged WHITE SON
 
n. 1602 - a dearly beloved or loved one; a sweetheart; a darling PRECIOUS 
 
n. 1829 - a young child over which one yearns; a beloved child (nonce word) YEARNLING 

BELOW

​adv. c888 obs. - below, from below NETHEN 
 
adv. c1400 arch & Eng. dial. - low down, below; downwards ALOW 
 
adv. 1897 Sc. -  below, beneath, lower down ABLOW 
 
adv. B1900 Sc. - below, beneath ANEW 
 
prep. 1894 Sc. - under, below ABLOW 

BELT

n. 20C Aust. sl. - a belt (rhyming sl.) DARK FELT 
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BEMIRE,  BEMIRED

adj. a1307 obs. - besmeared with mud; bemired BYMODERED
 
adj. 1725 Sc. - bemired, besmeared with mud or clay LAGGERIT;  LAGGERT 
 
adj. 1866 Sc. - miry, apt to bemire LAGGERING 
 
vb. a1300 obs. - to bemire the bottom of, as dress BEDAG 
 
vb. 1484 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to clog with dirt, to bemire, to daggle, to bedraggle DAG
 
vb. 1580 obs. - to bemire the bottom of, as dress BEDAGGLE 
 
vb. 1596 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to encumber with dirt and mire; to bemire BEMOIL 
 
vb. 1808 Sc. - to draggle, to bemire one's clothes DAIDLE 
 
vb. 1825 Sc. - to bemire; to bespatter or besmear with mud, etc.; to sink in a mire LAGGER 
 
vb. B1900 - to bemire, to dirty, to befoul JAVEL 
 
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to bemire, to splash with mud EASE 
 
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to daub, to bemire DAWK 
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BEMUSED

adj. c1350 obs. - perplexed, distracted, bewildered, bemused MARRED 
 
adj. 1847 Sc. - bemused, distraught DABBLED 
 
int. 1929 - indicates one is bemused or perplexed about something I'M BUGGERED IF I KNOW!
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BENCH

n. c1200 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a bench of any kind, esp. one made of stone BENK 
 
n. 1205 obs. exc. Sc. obs. - a long seat for several to sit on, a bench or form; a platform or stage to speak from BANK 
 
n. 1311 obs. - a covering, generally of tapestry, for a bench or chair BANKER 
 
n. 1841 Amer. dial. - a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally RECITATION BENCH 
 
n. 1850 Amer. dial. - a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally RECITATION SEAT 
 
n. 1851 US sl. - in a lumber camp: the long bench in the bunkhouse DEACON SEAT 
 
n. 1865 - a little bench, a stool BENCHLET 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a bench BINK 
 
n. 1932 Amer. dial. - a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally RECITING BENCH 
 
n. 1982 Bahamas - a bench favoured by idle talkers GABBY BENCH
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BEND,  BENDING  (includes BEND DOWN)

(also see BENT)
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​adv. a1387 - in a bend or curve; awry (chiefly literary usage) ACROOK 
 
n. a1425 rare - the act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side OBLIQUATION 
 
n. 1572 obs. - a curved part, a bend, a crook BENT 
 
n. 1591 - a sharp bend in the course of a river, stream, road, etc. ELBOW 
 
n. a1648 obs. - a bending aside or in an oblique direction; a twisting awry OBLIQUATION 
 
n. 1691 Eng. dial. - a bend, esp. a curve in the animal or human body BIGHT 
 
n. 1720 - a curve or bend, esp. one of a series; chiefly used in the plural SINUOSITY 
 
n. 1731 obs. - the bowing or bending of an arch ARCUATURE
 
n. 1828 Sc. - a bending movement BINK 
 
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - anything out of the square; a twist, a bend, a circle QUIRK 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a bow, a bend BOO 
 
n. 1958 Amer. - a bend or snarl in a line; a crook in a road; anything out of line (logging usage) MEOW 
 
vb. c888 obs. - to bend, to cause to bow BEY
 
vb. c1000 obs. - to bend, to incline, to bow, to stoop; fig. to do homage or reverence; to submit ABOW 
 
vb. c1205 obs. - to cause to incline, to lean, to bend, to fall over ; to push or pull down TO-HIELD 
 
vb. c1325 obs. - to turn or bend aside; to deviate; to turn away DECLINE
 
vb. a1382 obs. - to bend back AGAIN-BOW
 
vb. 1604 obs. - to make curved; to bend; to curl hair CURVIFY
 
vb. 1665 rare - to bend aside, to twist obliquely; to distort OBLIQUATE 
 
vb. 1703 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to bend downwards or to one side; to lean, to incline, to slope HEALD 
 
vb. 1747 Eng. dial. - to bend BAY 
 
vb. 1809 Eng. dial. - to twist; to bend slowly backwards and forwards as a tree-top QUEEVE 
 
vb. a1811 rare - to curve, to bend CURVATURE
 
vb. 1819 Sc. - to distort, to bend, to twist, to disorder CAMSHACKLE 
 
vb. 1835 rare - to curve or bend down DECURVE
 
vb. 1880 rare - to droop or bend downwards NUTATE
 
vb. 1895 Sc. - to bend down; to lean forward awkwardly; to curtsy BINK 
 
vb. 1896 Eng. dial. - to crouch, to stoop, to bend down SCOUCH 
 
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to bend, to twist BEW 
 
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to stoop, to bend down; to weigh down BESSEN 
 
vb. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to bow, to bend, to twist BOO 
 
vb. 1905 Eng. dial. - to bend, to give, to yield VAG 
 
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to bend, to turn QUAIGH 

BENEATH

adv. 1375 Sc. obs. rare - beneath NEUTH 
 
adv. 1768 Sc. - beneath BENEW 
 
adv. 1897 Sc. - below, beneath, lower down ABLOW 
 
adv. B1900 Eng. dial. - beneath, under (of actual position) ANUNDER 
 
adv. B1900 Sc. - below, beneath ANEW 
 
prep. 1768 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - beneath ANEATH 
 
prep. 1874 Eng. dial. - beneath ANEAN 
 
prep. 1886 Eng. dial. - beneath BENANE;  BENEAN 
 
prep. B1900 Sc. - beneath ANEW 
 
prep. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - beneath UNNEATH 
 
prep. 1925 Irish sl. - beneath ANONDER;  ANUNDER
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BENEFACTOR

n. c1449 obs. rare - a benefactor BENEFETER;  BENEFETOUR 
 
n. 1711 - a female benefactor BENEFACTRESS 
 
n. 1711 obs. rare - a female benefactor BENEFACTRICE 
 
n. 1713 obs. rare - a female benefactor BENEFACTRIX 
 
n. 1990s US sl.  a benefactor; someone who does a favour (college usage) EASTER BUNNY 
 
n. 20C US sl. - a generous benefactor SANTA CLAUS 
 
vb. 1769 - to act the benefactor to (nonce word) BENEFACTORATE
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BENEFICIAL

adj. 1390 obs. - of avail, advantage, or benefit; advantageous, beneficial, profitable; effectual, efficacious VAILABLE 
 
adj. 1490 - conducive to well-being; beneficial SALUTARY 
 
adj. 1562 obs. rare - of the nature of an electuary; wholesome, beneficial ELECTUARIOUS
 
adj. 1622 obs. - profitable, advantageous, beneficial, useful PROFICUOUS 
 
adj. 1744 - conferring a benefit; beneficial, advantageous BENEFACTORY 
 
adj. 1790 - of things: favourable, beneficial BENIGNANT 
 
adj. 1869 - concerned with what is most beneficial to mankind BENEFICENTIAL 
 
vb. 1592 obs. rare - to be advantageous or beneficial BETTER 
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BENEFIT

ADVANCE 
​n. c1200 obs. - advantage, use, avail, benefit; remedy, help GAIN 
 
n. a1300 arch. - advantage, benefit, profit, gain VANTAGE 
 
n. 1383 obs. - use, benefit, profit OEPS 
 
n. c1430 obs. - advantage, benefit, profit VAIL 
 
n. c1449 obs. rare - benefit, beneficial influence, favour BENEFICIE 
 
n. 1940s US sl. - benefits, specifically those of the GI Bill that puts US service veterans through college for free (college usage) BENIES 
 
vb. a1300 obs. - to be of use, advantage, or benefit to; to aid, assist, or help VAIL 
 
vb. 1330 obs. or arch. - to benefit, to help, to assist EASE 
 
vb. c1386 obs. - to advantage, to benefit, to profit anyone ADVANCE 
 
vb. c1460 arch. - to profit or benefit one VANTAGE 
 
vb. 1526 obs. - to profit, to benefit ADVANTAGE 
 
vb. 1898 Sc. - to advantage, to benefit; to be to one's gain THOLE 
 
vb. 1968 Amer. sl. - to get benefits BAG BENNIES 

BENEVOLENCE,  BENEVOLENT

adj. 1470 obs. - well-wishing, kind, friendly, benevolent BENEVOLOUS 
 
adj. 1679 - benevolent towards all OMNIBENEVOLENT 
 
adj. a1782 - cherishing or exhibiting kindly feeling towards inferiors or dependants; gracious, kind, benevolent BENIGNANT 
 
adj. 1877 Eng. dial. - of a kindly disposition; benevolent; homely NATURABLE 
 
adj. 1884 - of charitable or benevolent tendency CARITATIVE 
 
n. 1640 - a kind, charitable, or benevolent person SAMARITAN 
 
n. 1822 Sc. - a benevolent influence WAFT 
 
n. 1825 - a professor of benevolence BENEVOLIST 
 
n. 1825 Sc. - a well-wisher; a benevolent person; a friend WELL-WILLER 
 
n. 1834 - universal benevolence OMNIBENEVOLENCE
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BENT

(also see BEND)
​
adj. c1400 obs. - crooked, bent; turning upwards KIRKED 
 
adj. c1401 obs. - quite bent, bent low TO-BENT 
 
adj. a1425 obs. rare - bent to one side; twisted obliquely OBLIQUATE
 
adj. 1626 -  hooked; bent inward ADUNQUE;  ADUNC 
 
adj. 1642 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - crooked, twisted, bent from the straight CAM 
 
adj. 1646 obs. - bent upward or outward REPANDOUS 
 
adj. 1656 - hooked, bent inward, incurved, crooked downwards ADUNCOUS 
 
adj. 1661 obs. rare - bent inward; hooked ADUNCATE 
 
adj. 1705 obs. rare - capable of being bent FLECTIBLE 
 
adj. 1731 obs. - bowed or bent ARCUATILE
 
adj. 1845 Sc. - bent, twisted CANKERED
 
adj. 19C Sc. - crooked, bent, deformed BOOLIE 
 
adj. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - bent inwards KEAKY-RIDGED 
 
adj. 1903 Amer. dial. - very crooked, bent CROOKED AS A DOG'S HIND LEG
 
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - bent, stooping HALF-COW'D 
 
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - bowed, bent; crooked BOW'T 
 
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - crooked, bent BOWLIE 
 
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - the most bent or crooked BOWLTEST 
 
adj. 1919 Amer. dial. - bent BENDIFIED 
 
adj. 1960 Amer. dial. - kinked, bent (as at the 'elbow' or bend of wing); not fully extended AKINK 
 
adj. 1992 UK sl. - bent (rhyming sl.) DUKE OF KENT 
 
n. a1425 rare - a being curved or bent; curvedness; also, a curve CURVITY
 
vb. 1599 obs. - to become curved or bent CURVIFY
 
n. 1881 - the condition of being bent downwards DECURVATION
 
n. 1887 - the condition of being bent downwards DECURVATURE 
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BENUMB,  BENUMBED,  BENUMBING

adj. 1388 obs. rare - benumbed, paralysed ACLUMSID 
 
adj. 1746 Eng. dial. - benumbed with cold MICKLED WITH COLD 
 
adj. 1768 Sc. - without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed TABETLESS;  TEBBITLESS;  TEPPITLESS;  TIBITLESS 
 
adj. 1825 Eng. dial. - benumbed; withered; stiff, cramped SCRAM 
 
adj. 1825 Sc. - chill, chilling, benumbing with cold DAZY 
 
adj. 1838 Sc. - numb with cold; benumbed VAALEN;  VALEEN 
 
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - quite at a loss; benumbed; stupefied BEYSAND 
 
vb. a1300 obs. - to benumb ACUMBLE 
 
vb. 1382 obs. - to deprive of sensation or consciousness; to stupefy; to benumb DEAD 
 
vb. 1570 obs. - to stifle the faculties with noxious 'fumes'; to stupefy, to benumb, to daze DAMP 
 
vb. c1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to stupefy, to stun, to benumb DAVER 
 
vb. 1611 obs. - to benumb BECLUMPSE 
 
vb. 1777 Eng. dial. - to benumb, to make stiff with cold; to paralyze; to disable by disease or accident SCRAM 
 
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to cramp; to benumb SCRIM;  SKRIM
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BEQUEATH,  BEQUEATHED,  BEQUEATHING

adj. 1721 rare - bequeathed by legacy LEGABLE 
 
n. c1380 obs. - bequeathing QUETHING 
 
n. 1494 obs. - the act of bequeathing; bequest LEGACY 
 
n. 1572 obs. - bequeathing BEQUESTING 
 
vb. 1303 obs. - to assign by will; to bequeath QUETHE 
 
vb. 1340 obs. - to bequeath LET 
 
vb. 1394 obs. - to give as a bequest, to bequeath BEQUEST 
 
vb. 1546 - to give by will, to bequeath LEGATE 
 
vb. 1546 obs. - to give or leave as a legacy; to bequeath a legacy to LEGACY 
 
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to bequeath LEAGUE
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BEQUEST

​adj. 1676 - pert. to a bequest; of the nature of a bequest LEGATARY 
 
n. 950 obs. - a will, legacy, bequest QUIDE 
 
n. 1447 obs. - a legacy or bequest LEGATE 
 
n. 1481 obs. - a legacy, bequest QUETHE-WORD 
 
n. 1494 obs. - the act of bequeathing; bequest LEGACY 
 
n. 1542 - one to whom a bequest is left; a legatee LEGATARY
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BERATE

vb. 1785 colloq. - to berate FAN 
 
vb. L18 colloq. - to beat, to whip, to berate FAN WITH A SLIPPER 
 
vb. 1812 - to criticize harshly; to berate (chiefly US & Can.) SCORE 
 
vb. 1828 Sc. - to scold, to berate RAGE 
 
vb. 1854 Amer. dial. - to give a sound scolding; to berate GIVE ONE HAIL COLUMBIA 
 
vb. 1862 US - to give a person a hard time; to berate, to rebuke GIVE A PERSON RATS 
 
vb. 1884 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold CHEW UP 
 
vb. 1897 Amer. dial. - to berate or disparage someone GIVE ONE NED;  GIVE ONE PARTICULAR NED;  GIVE ONE THE VERY NED 
 
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. - to give an unworthy name of character to; to berate, to revile MISCALL 
 
vb. 1900s Amer. dial. - to scold, to reprimand; to berate LAY OUT 
 
vb. 1901 Eng. dial. - to scold heartily, to berate, to abuse TONGUE-BANG 
 
vb. 1908 Amer. dial. - to give a sound scolding; to berate GIVE ONE HAIL COLUMBIA, HAPPY LAND 
 
vb. 1914 US sl. - to criticize, to reprimand, to berate; also, to insult a person in a particularly cutting or scathing manner BURN
 
vb. 1940s sl. - to berate, to reprimand SAW OFF 
 
vb. 1942 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold CHEW 
 
vb. 1944 US sl. - to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to berate or verbally chastise someone (esp. military usage) EAT OUT 
 
vb. 1948 Amer. dial. - to scold severely; to berate; to indulge in a verbal battle LAY OUT IN LAVENDER 
 
vb. 1950s sl. - to chastise, to berate, to attack someone verbally (homosexual usage) READ ONE'S BEADS 
 
vb. c1960 Amer. dial. - to scold severely; to berate LAY OUT COLD 
 
vb. 1965 - to harangue, berate, or harass a person BUST A PERSON'S ASS 
 
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold CHEW AT;  CHEW ON 
 
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to berate or disparage someone GIVE ONE OLD NED 
 
vb. 1988 Sc. sl. - to berate yourself KICK YOUR OWN ARSE 
 
vb. 1996 US sl. - to berate someone EAT SOMEONE'S ASS OUT
​

BEREAVE,  BEREAVED,  BEREAVEMENT

adj. 1525 obs. - orphaned, bereaved, destitute ORBATE
 
adj. 1607 obs. - bereaved, childless ORB
 
adj. 1616 obs. rare - bereaved ORBED
 
n. 1597 obs. - the condition of being bereaved; bereavement, esp. of child; also, childlessness ORBITY
 
n. 1623 obs. - bereavement, deprivation of parents, children or the like ORBATION
 
n. 1623 obs. rare - the condition of being bereaved; bereavement, esp. of child; also, childlessness ORBITUDE
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a misfortune; a bereavement; a great calamity BLACK OX 
 
vb. c1000 obs. - to deprive, to bereave, to free of BEDEAL
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BERET - see HAT

BERSERK

adj. 1950s Amer. sl. - frenzied, berserk APE 
 
vb. 1908 Aust. - to go into the country; to leave the city; to disappear from one's usual surroundings; also, to run wild, to go berserk GO BUSH
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BESEECH,  BESEECHING

adj. 1832 rare - of imploring or beseeching nature IMPLORATORY 
 
n. 1606 obs. rare - beseeching, entreaty, petition BESEECH 
 
n. 1635 obs. - earnest solicitation, a beseeching IMPORTUNEMENT 
 
vb. c825 - to call upon in the name of something divine or holy; to implore, to entreat, to beseech HALSE 
 
vb. c1374 obs. - to entreat, to request, to beseech, to ask for IMPETRE 
 
vb. c1565 rare - to entreat, to request, to beseech, to ask for IMPETRATE 
 
vb. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beseech BESEEK
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BESET

vb. a855 obs. - to go about hostilely, to beset, to overrun BEGO
 
vb. c1000 obs. - to stand round in hostility; to beset, to press hard upon, to harass BESTAND
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BESIDE

​adv. c1300 obs. - on or by the side; beside; aside; at one side ACOST 
 
prep. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - beside, near ASIDEN 
 
prep. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in addition to; moreover, beside ASIDES
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BESIDES

adv. c890 obs. - elsewhere, otherwise, besides ELCHUR
 
adv. c1386 obs. - besides, moreover FURTHEROVER
 
adv. 1549 obs. - on the contrary, on the other hand, besides, also, furthermore IN OPPOSITE 
 
prep. c1000 obs. rare - besides, over and above TOFORE 
 
prep. 1930 Sc. - in addition to, besides ABIES 
 
prep. 1946 Amer. dial. - alongside; besides SIDING
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BESIEGE,  BESIEGING

n. 1552 obs. - besieging, siege BESIEGE 
 
vb. a1100 obs. - to encamp about; to besiege BESIT 
 
vb. c1320 obs. - to beset with armed men; to besiege, to beleaguer BELAY 
 
vb. a1325 obs. - to besiege UMSIEGE 
 
vb. 1422 obs. - to besiege, to environ UMBESIEGE 
 
vb. 1432-50 obs. - to fight against, to attack, to assault, to besiege OPPUGN 
 
vb. 1715-20 - to besiege, to beleaguer LEAGUER 
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to besiege BELY
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BESMEAR,  BESMEARED

(also see SMEAR) 
​
​adj. a1307 obs. - besmeared with mud; bemired BYMODERED
 
adj. 1684 Sc. & Eng. dial. - besmeared, bedaubed BECLARTED 
 
adj. 1725 Sc. - bemired, besmeared with mud or clay LAGGERIT;  LAGGERT 
 
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - very much besmeared with mud LABBERED-UP 
 
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - blurred; besmeared BLEBBIT 
 
vb. c1394 - to wet and soil with a thick liquid; to bedaub, to bedabble, to besmear BESLUBBER 
 
vb. 1560 obs. - to besmear TO-RAY 
 
vb. 1615 obs. rare - to smear, to besmear ILLINE 
 
vb. 1725 Sc. - to besmear, to bespatter, esp. with mud or wet clay LAGGER 
 
vb. 1728 Sc. - to besmear with something moist and sticky, esp. blood; to dabble, to become covered with blood or the like LAPPER 
 
vb. 1825 Eng. dial. - to besmear with dirt BESCUMMER 
 
vb. 1898 Sc. - to soil, to besmear OGGEL;  UGGLE 
 
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to besmear BESMORTH 
 
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to besmear with mud; to walk about a room with dirty feet BATTLE 
 
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to besmear or daub with dirt HEAL 
 
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to besmear, esp. with mud; to daub; to lubricate LABBER 
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to besmear BLYTER 
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to besmear with mud, etc. BLUITER 
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to eat slovenly; to besmear in eating or drinking BESLABBER 

BESMIRCH

vb. 1832 - to besmirch; to soil BESMUTCH 

BESOT,  BESOTTED

adj. 1600 obs. - infatuated, besotted EFFATUATE 
 
adj. a1605 - dazed, stupefied; besotted BEDAZED 
 
adj. 1633 - foolish, vacantly silly, stupid, besotted, infatuated FATUOUS 
 
adj. a1734 - besotted, infatuated FATUITOUS 
 
adj. 1848 - besotted, infatuated FATUATED 
 
adv. 1876 - in a besotted or infatuated manner FATUOUSLY 
 
n. 1874 - besotted foolishness, stupidity, infatuation; imbecility FATUOUSNESS 
 
vb. 1630 obs. - to besot, to render dull or stupid EFFATUATE
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BESPANGLE,  BESPANGLED

adj. 1825 Sc. - flowery, bespangled, adorned GAMFERT 
 
vb. 1621 - to bespangle, to sprinkle or adorn with small glittering objects BESPANKLE
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BESPATTER,  BESPATTERED

(also see SPATTER) 
​
​adj. 1513 Sc. obs. - bespattered, spotted BYSPARKIT
 
adj. 1740 Eng. dial. - wet or mud-bespattered; slatternly  DAGGED-SKIRTED 
 
adj. 1820 Sc. - bespattered with mud; trampled down BATTLED 
 
adj. 1898 Sc. -  bedaubed, bespattered MERTERED 
 
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - bespattered with wet TASHLED 
 
vb. a1382 obs. - to besprinkle, to bespatter AGAIN-SPRENGE
 
vb. 1485 obs. - to bespatter, to spot BESPARKLE 
 
vb. 1546 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to bespatter with anything dirty BESPATTLE 
 
vb. 1557 obs. - to bespatter BESPERPLE 
 
vb. 1593 obs. rare - to besprinkle, to bespatter BESPRAY 
 
vb. 1611 obs. - to bespatter with filth BESQUATTER 
 
vb. 1681 Sc. - to bespatter; to variegate with colours BEGARIE 
 
vb. 1715 Eng. dial. - to smear or daub with mud or dirt; bespatter, to foul BESMOTTER 
 
vb. 1725 Sc. - to besmear, to bespatter, esp. with mud or wet clay LAGGER 
 
vb. 1829 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to soil, to tarnish, to stain, to dirty; to bespatter; to spoil slightly TASH 
 
vb. 1864 Sc. - to bedaub, to bespatter, to dirty MARTYR 
 
vb. 1871 Sc. - to splash up on; to bespatter SKIRP 
 
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to bespatter with moisture BEDAG 
 
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to bespatter, to cover with mud or dirt BESPOTTLE 
 
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to bespatter or splash with mud JABBER 
 
vb. Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial. -  to spill; to bespatter, to wet, to bedew JABBLE 
 
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to scatter; to fling or throw down; to bespatter SCAT 
 
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. obs. - to bespatter, to discolour SCAUM 

BESPRINKLE,  BESPRINKLED

(also see SPRINKLE) 
​
​adj. c1368 - besprinkled BESPRENT 
 
vb. c1000 obs. - to sprinkle anything over; to besprinkle, to asperse BESPRENG 
 
vb. a1382 obs. - to besprinkle, to bespatter AGAIN-SPRENGE
 
vb. 1387 obs. - to besprinkle BESPRING 
 
vb. 1573 obs. rare - to besprinkle BESPRENT 
 
vb. 1593 obs. rare - to besprinkle, to bespatter BESPRAY 
 
vb. 1609 obs. rare - to besprinkle BESPRINK 
 
vb. 1690 obs. - to besprinkle BEQUIRTLE 

BEST

adj. 1737 colloq. - best, superior, above the average BETTERMOST
 
adj. 1750 Eng. dial. - chief, principal; great, best; remarkable MASTER 
 
adj. 1755 - of the highest or best quality; excellent; first-rate TIPTOP 
 
adj. 1802 Sc. - chosen; strongest; bravest and best WALED-WIGHT;  WALL-WIGHT 
 
adj. 1833 sl. - prime; first-class; of the best LETTER A 
 
adj. 1837 sl. - finest, best CRACK 
 
adj. 1855 sl. - prime; first-class; of the best A1 
 
adj. c1864 sl. - fine, splendid, jolly; of the very best (orig. Londoner's usage) RORTY 
 
adj. 1865 US sl. - the finest, largest, or most striking example; the very best DADDY 
 
adj. 1885 sl. - the best ACE-HIGH 
 
adj. 1885 US sl. - the very best; first-rate ACES HIGH 
 
adj. 1892 US sl. - excellent, first-class, the best TOP-SHELF 
 
adj. 1893 Amer. dial. - best of all BESTEST 
 
adj. 1895 Amer. dial. - best, chief, most able HEAD 
 
adj. L19 US sl. - very best, superlative UP IN G;  UP TO G 
 
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - best, most approved ONLIEST 
 
adj. 1907 US sl. - the finest, largest, or most striking example; the most notable; the best; the most superior THE DADDY OF THEM ALL
 
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - elegant, stylish, first-rate, excellent, of the best quality SWELL 
 
adj. 1920s sl. - excellent, wonderful, the best EVIL 
 
adj. 1922 Amer. sl. - of first quality; the best ALL-PRO 
 
adj. 1925 Brit. sl. - excellent, best, skilled MUSTARD 
 
adj. 1929 - best; top-rated ACE 
 
adj. 1930s sl. - best, excellent, expert, wonderful (orig. US) ACEY 
 
adj. 1930s sl. - wonderful, excellent, very best (orig. US) TOO FUCKING MUCH;  TOO MUCH 
 
adj. 1931 Amer. dial. - best AWFULLEST 
 
adj. 1935 colloq. - excellent; first-rate, best  TOPS 
 
adj. 1937 Amer. dial. - most extreme; worst; best ALL-OVERST 
 
adj. 1945 Amer. sl. - greatest, very best, most memorable on record (esp. surfers' usage) ALL-TIME 
 
adj. 1945 US sl. - reserved for the best; the best A 
 
adj. 1960 US sl. - the best SKIZZIEST 
 
adj. 1962 US sl. - a-one, best ACE-ONE 
 
adj. 1965 US sl. - excellent, the best (African-American usage) BAD-DOING 
 
 adj. 1977 Amer. dial. - best (chiefly African-American usage) BADDEST 
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adj. 1980s sl. - a general intensifier; extreme, excessive, very much, excellent, best (orig. US teen usage) RAD-O 
 
adj. 1980s sl. - exciting, pleasing, excellent, best (orig. African-American usage) JAMMING 
 
adj. 1980s US sl. - excellent, the very best (African-American usage) MACADOCIOUS;  MACKADOCIOUS 
 
adj. 1982 sl. - a general intensifier; extreme, excessive, very much, excellent, best; exciting, good (orig. US teen usage) RAD 
 
adj. 1987 Trinidad and Tobago - best SICKEST 
 
adj. 1996 Amer. sl. - top of the line, the best MACK DADDY 
 
adj. 20C sl. - of the highest class, best, excellent PUCKER 
 
adj. 20C sl. - perfect; the best possible (teen & high school usage) FULLY;  FULLY-ON 
 
adj. L20 colloq. - excellent, of the very best, fashionable PUKKA 
 
adj. 2000s US sl. - first-rate, the best (African-American usage) BUTTERY 
 
adv. 16C obs. - best of all ALDER-BEST 
 
int. 20C US sl. - you're the best! YOU'RE ACES! 
 
n. a1000 obs. - that which is chosen or selected as the best of anything; an excellent or precious thing CUST
 
n. c1000 obs. - the richest or best part of anything FATNESS 
 
n. c1050 - the best people BESTS 
 
n. a1200 rare - a person holding a pre-eminent position; the best or most important person HEAD 
 
n. c1225 - the best, the most wonderful person or thing THE GREATEST
 
n. c1386 - a person regarded as the finest of his or her kind SALT OF THE EARTH 
 
n. c1470 colloq. - the best; first-class A PER SE
 
n. 1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - that which is chosen or selected as the best; the choicest individual, kind, specimen, etc. WALE 
 
n. 1589 - the best, choicest, or most important part HEART 
 
n. 1617 obs. rare - he who 'bears the bell' - the best or most excellent BELLMAN 
 
n. 1635 obs. - one who is the best OPTIMATE 
 
n. 1651 obs. rare - the best or highest place OPTIMACY
 
n. 1656 - the quality or fact of being the best or very good; excellence OPTIMITY 
 
n. 1671 Eng. dial. obs. - the best, the choicest piece of food; a tidbit EMPS-PIECE 
 
n. 1721 Sc. - an ornament, embellishment, that which sets off or shows to advantage; the best of anything OFFSET 
 
n. 1775 Sc. - the best of a bad lot or job ILL-BEST 
 
n. L18 colloq. - a very good thing of its kind; the best DANDY 
 
n. 1801 - the best one; a thing which is held in high esteem; something of merit ACE 
 
n. 1818 Sc. - the best of anything; an excellent thing or person TIP 
 
n. 1826 sl. - the leader in any profession, job, or occupation; a superior; a person of importance; the best person TOP SAWYER 
 
n. 1841 US sl. - the correct or best thing or person THE CHESHIRE
 
n. 1863 Ireland & Eng. dial. - the centre, the essential part, the best of anything; the main point, or the full meaning MARROW 
 
n. 1868 Amer. dial. - the man who catches the most fish on a trip; hence, the best or highest achiever of a group HIGH LINER 
 
n. 1887 Amer. dial. - one's best, utmost BESTMOST 
 
n. 1889 - one who is the best (orig. US) THE MOSTEST
 
n. 1892 Sc. - the best room in a house; hence, the best part of anything BEN-END 
 
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the best of anything BLOB
 
n. M19 sl. - a first-class person; the best; the favourite A1 
 
n. M19 sl. - the best of its kind TOP SAWYER 
 
n. L19 sl. - the very best (orig. US) MOSTEST 
 
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - the best of anything HEAD-GO 
 
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the best and choices of delicacies OFFMAGANDY 
 
n. 1907 Amer. dial. - one's best; one's utmost effort BEATENEST 
 
n. 1908 Sc. - a great beauty; a belle; an outstanding person, animal, or thing; the best in a class; a prize specimen, a good price, etc.; something well done VIRE 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - the best BETTER 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - of a person or thing: the very best; an excellent person or thing DUCK'S QUACK 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - the best; the ultimate; the most important BIG CASINO 
 
n. 1923 - the best or greatest person or thing THE CAT'S WHISKERS
 
n. 1923 Ireland - one of the best, a good fellow THE HEART O' CORN
 
n. 1925 - the best or greatest person or thing THE CAT'S PAJAMAS
 
n. 1935 sl. - something excellent; the best; the ultimate, the winner  (orig. US) TOPS;  THE TOPS
 
n. 1942 Irish sl. - the best person HEART OF THE ROWL 
 
n. 1948 US sl. - the best; perfection, absolute excellence (chiefly jazz usage) THE END
 
n. 1950s sl. - the best, the most exciting, the finest (orig. US) THE MOST ON TOAST
 
n. 1953 sl. - the best, the most exciting, the finest, the ultimate in something (orig. US) THE MOST
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n. 1956 Amer. dial. - the best of one's abilities; utmost DEAD-LEVEL BEST 
 
n. 1957 US - the best (jazz usage) ENDSVILLE;  ENDVILLE 
 
n. 1960s sl. - a clever, proficient or influential person, usually a man; the best in one's field MACK 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - the very best, the ultimate BAT'S BALLS 
 
n. 1962 Irish sl. - the best person HEART OF THE ROLL 
 
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a person who is the best of a community, or who thinks they are BLUE NOSE 
 
n. 1982 Bahamas sl. - the best THE SAUCE
 
n. 1986 US sl. - the very best THE DEAL
 
n. c1986 - the very best; the acme of excellence THE DOG'S BOLLOCKS
 
n. 1987 - the very best; the acme of excellence (African-American usage) THE SHIT
 
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - the very best SILK DEPARTMENT 
 
n. 1990s US sl. - something considered the best (prison usage) CADILLAC 
 
n. 1990s US sl. - the best, the ultimate (African-American usage) OKEY-DOKE 
 
n. 1990s US sl. - the very best of a person, place or thing (teen usage) QUEEN MAMA 
 
n. 1993 Amer. sl. - a clever, proficient or influential man; an expert; the best MACK DADDY 
 
n. 1995 US sl. - the very best of something MACDADDY 
 
n. 1997 US sl. - the best CHIZ 
 
n. Bk1998 sl. - the best; the greatest APOGEE 
 
n. 1999 UK sl. - the best of times TOP ONE 
 
n. 2000s sl. - the best (thing) (rhyming sl.) MAE WEST 
 
n. 20C Aust. colloq. - the very best of anything THE GROUSE
 
n. 20C sl. - the best; the coolest (teen & high school usage) DEFFEST 
 
n. 20C US sl. - the best (college usage) THE DADDY
 
n. 20C US sl. - the best ICHIBAN 
 
n. 2003 UK sl. - the best THE DAIRY
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - the best; the finest THE BERRIES
 
phr. 1873 colloq. - one's very best; the utmost one can possibly do (orig. US) ONE'S LEVEL BEST 
 
phr. 1876 sl. - prime; first-class; of the best A1 COPPER-BOTTOMED 
 
phr. 1887 Amer. dial. - the best man wins THE LONGEST POLE GETS THE PERSIMMON
 
phr. M19 sl. - to the best extent possible  ABOUT RIGHT 
 
phr. 1900 sl. - prime; first-class; of the best A1 AND NO MISTAKE 
 
vb. c1374 - to take the first place; to have foremost rank or position, to be the best; to excel, to be pre-eminent BEAR THE BELL 
 
vb. c1375 obs. - to do one's utmost, one's best DO ONE'S MAIN 
 
vb. 1483 rare - to select or sort out the best in anything or set of things; to take the pick of GARBLE 
 
vb. 1847 Amer. dial. - to work hard; to do one's best PUT IN ONE'S LICKS 
 
vb. 1847 sl. - to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening CAPTURE THE CRUMB;  COP THE CAKE;  COP THE CURRANTY;  TAKE THE BAKER'S SHOP;  TAKE THE BAKERY;  TAKE THE BISCUIT;  TAKE THE FLOUR;  TAKE THE PASTRY 
 
vb. 1851 Amer. dial. - to work hard; to do one's best PUT IN ONE'S BEST LICKS 
 
vb. 1882 sl. - to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening TAKE THE COOKIE 
 
vb. 1885 sl. - to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ANNEX THE WHOLE CONFECTIONER'S SHOP;  SLIDE AWAY WITH THE BANBURY;  TAKE THE BUN;  TAKE THE CAKE;  YANK THE BUN 
 
vb. 1894 Sc. - to excel, to surpass, to have the best of HAVE THE HEELS OF 
 
vb. L19 sl. - to make the best of things PUT ONE'S BEST SIDE TOWARDS LONDON 
 
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to defeat, to overcome, to best MASTER 
 
vb. 1923 Amer. dial. - to take the best of something EAT THE GREASE 
 
vb. 1928 - to carry off the prize; to be the best of a lot RING THE BELL 
 
vb. 1972 - to perform at one's peak; to do the best one possibly can BRING ONE'S A-GAME
 
vb. 20C sl. - to do one's very best (orig. US) DO ONE'S DARNEDEST 
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BESTIAL

vb. 1639 obs. rare - to degrade to the level of a brute; to make bestial; to brutalize IMBRUTISH 
 
vb. 1640 - to degrade to the level of a brute; to make bestial; to brutalize EMBRUTE;  IMBRUTE 

BESTIR

vb. 1875 US colloq. - to bestir oneself BRUSH ROUND 
 
vb. 1949 Sc. - to bestir oneself EASTER
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BEST MAN

(also see WEDDING)
​
​n. 1600 - in Greek Antiquity, the 'friend of the bridegroom' who accompanied the latter when he went to fetch home the bride; also, the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom; hence, a modern best man, a groomsman, or a bridesmaid PARANYMPH 
 
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - the best man at a wedding FIRST MAN 

BESTOW,  BESTOWAL,  BESTOWING

adj. 1656 obs. rare - bestowing bountifully; generous, liberal, bountiful, ample LARGIFICAL 
 
n. 1730 obs. - free or liberal impartation or bestowal ELARGITION
 
vb. c893 obs. - to grant, to concede, to bestow TITHE 
 
vb. a1122 obs. - to grant, to bestow, to concede YATE 
 
vb. a1300 obs. - to grant, to bestow YARK 
 
vb. 1760 Eng. dial. - to spare willingly; to afford; to give or bestow cheerfully and ungrudgingly THOLE 
 
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to bestow, to indulge with BETEEM 
 
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to give, to bestow ENDEW
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BESTRIDE

vb. a1352 obs. rare - to bestride UMSTRIDE
​

BET,  BETTING,  BETTING ODDS,  BETTOR

adj. 1812 sl. - making a wager ON 
 
adj. 1903 Aust. sl. - having secured a bet ON 
 
adj. 1958 Amer. - said of a man who has lost everything on a bet, including his bedroll (logging usage) BLANKET BUSTED 
 
adv. 1974 US sl. - in gambling: betting large amounts without fear of loss FAST 
 
n. 1584 - one who makes bets BETTOR 
 
n. 1584 obs. - a wager, bet, stake LAY 
 
n. 1599 Sc. obs. - a wager or bet GAIGEOUR 
 
n. 1615 obs. - a bet, betting ABETMENT 
 
n. 1660 - one who wagers or makes or lays wagers; a bettor WAGERER 
 
n. 1721 Sc. - a wager, a bet WAD 
 
n. 1819 - one who claimed to have made bets to bookmakers, and hustled and surrounded them if they refused to pay RAMPER 
 
n. 1819 - one who makes bets; a professional gambler BETTING MAN 
 
n. 1850 - one who bets on a horse or event BACKER 
 
n. 1866 US sl. - in private poker games or other private gambling: a white betting chip BONE 
 
n. 1869 sl. - a heavy bet, a 'plunge' (sporting usage) RAKER 
 
n. 1869 UK sl. - a wager that a selected horse, dog, etc., will finish a race in the first three BOTH WAYS;  EACH WAY 
 
n. 1871 sl. - honest advice as to wagering THE STRAIGHT TIP
 
n. 1873 sl. - one who ‘hedges’ in betting  HEDGER 
 
n. 1874 sl. - a small bet; an exciting venture at betting or cards FLUTTER 
 
n. Bk1874 - a man who makes bets WADDER 
 
n. 1885 US sl. - betting; gambling ACTION 
 
n. 1889 UK sl. - a type of bet where the amount won on one event becomes the stake for the next event; a bettor who operates in such a manner ACCUMULATOR 
 
n. c1890 sl. - a prudent covering bet (turf usage) SAVER 
 
n. M19 sl. - a go, an attempt, hence a bet SLAP 
 
n. L19 sl. - a bet on a horserace RACE 
 
n. L19 sl. - a successful bet; hence, any form of 'sure thing' or certainty COP 
 
n. 1900s sl. - in betting: the favourite LONG END 
 
n. 1937 US sl. - in horse racing: a bettor who bets only on favourites CHALK EATER 
 
n. 1944 NZ sl. - a bet, esp. on a horse race INVESTMENT 
 
n. 1950 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker or punter placing or handling large bets BIG-NOTE MAN 
 
n. 1951 US sl. - an illegal betting operation, money that one bookmaker bets with another bookmaker to cover bets that he does not want to hold DYNAMITE
 
n. 1951 US sl. - in poker: a bet involving a red chip (the bay) and white chip (the gray) BAY AND A GRAY 
 
n. 1952 US sl. - a warning given to an illegal betting operation by corrupt police of a pending raid OFF 
 
n. a1953 sl. - orig. in betting: a person who performs a transaction or, in later use, other action on behalf of another in order to conceal the identity of the principal (orig. US) BEARD 
 
n. 1956 Amer. sl. - one who obtains high odds as a bettor and then himself takes bets at lower odds, so that he will profit, win or lose, either as a bettor or a bookmaker SCALPER 
 
n. 1956 US sl. - a go-between who places bets for another in order to protect his identity BEARDMAN 
 
n. 1957 US sl. - a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery LADY COME BACK;  SILVER 
 
n. 1960s UK sl. - a win; a winning bet NOSE AND CHIN 
 
n. 1963 - a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings SETTLER 
 
n. 1964 sl. - in horse racing: a bet that a horse will win, place (finish second), or show (finish third) ACROSS THE BOARD 
 
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - in gambling: a bet BLOOD 
 
n. 1967 UK - in racing, bookmaker's odds of 2-1 BOTTLE TO THE FIELD 
 
n. 1967 UK sl. - a multiple bet, gambling on four different horses in a specific combination of eleven bets YANKEE 
 
n. 1967 UK sl. - in betting: odds of 3-1 CARPET 
 
n. 1971 US sl. - in an illegal betting operation: an oddsmaker ACTUARY
 
n. 1972 US sl. - a place where betting and gambling take place ACTION ROOM
 
n. 1974 UK sl. - twenty pounds; in betting; odds of 20-1 (rhyming sl. for 'score') APPLE (CORE) 
 
n. 1975 US sl. - in sports betting: the bookmaker's commission JUICE 
 
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a small-time bettor who frequents the company of professional gamblers to learn which way they are betting on sporting events in order to bet the same way (gambling usage) BIRD DOG 
 
n. 1977 US sl. - in sports betting: the points or odds established by a bookmaker that govern the bet LINE 
 
n. 1980 US sl. - in casino gambling: a bet comprised of various coloured chips BARBER POLE 
 
n. 1983 US sl. - in US casinos: a black betting chip worth $100 AFRICAN 
 
n. 1984 UK sl. - a regular (daily) bet with a bookmaker DAILY 
 
n. 1984 UK sl. - gambling odds of 6-1 HALF A STRETCH 
 
n. 1988 US sl. - a small-time racecourse better; a petty punter living on winnings BATTLER 
 
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - a bet (rhyming sl.) LAFAYETTE 
 
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - a large win in betting; money GOLDEN OINTMENT 
 
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - as a result of betting, an enormous loss; so great is the loss that the bettor thinks of jumping in a river RIVER JOB 
 
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - in a betting operation: the eternal plus-and-minus relationship between bettors and the betting operation BATTLE 
 
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - in horse racing: a bettor who places a bet as soon as the betting windows open EARLY SHOPPER 
 
n. 1990s sl. - a bet, a wager CHANCER 
 
n. 1991 UK - in betting, odds of 2-1 BOTTLE 
 
n. 1991 UK - in betting, odds of 5-2 BOTTLE AND A HALF 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - a multiple bet, gambling on eight horses, combining 247 bets in a specific pattern GOLIATH 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - a multiple bet, gambling on three horses in four combined bets TRIXIE 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in betting: odds of 100 - 30 (rhyming sl.) SCRUFFY AND DIRTY 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in betting: odds of 11-10 BITS 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in betting: odds of 11-8 UP THE ARM 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in betting: odds of 15-8 DOUBLE TAPS
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in betting: odds of 20-1 DOUBLE NET;  SCORE 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in betting: odds of 25-1 (rhyming sl. for 'pony') MACARONI 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in betting: odds of 4-1 QUAT 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in betting: odds of 5-4 WRIST 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in betting: odds of 6-4 EAR'OLE 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in betting: odds of 6-5 SAIS A CHING 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in betting: odds of 7-2 (bookmakers' usage) CARPET AND A HALF 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in betting: the odds of 5-2 FACE 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in horse racing: a tipster's best bet NAP 
 
n. 1991 UK sl. - in  betting: odds of 13-8 BITS ON THE EAR'OLE 
 
n. 1991 US sl. - casino betting in $100 increments BLACK ACTION 
 
n. 1991 US sl. - in casinos: a bet comprised of different colour and different value betting chips RAINBOW 
 
n. 1991 US sl. - in sports betting: a distortion created when strong fan support for one team or contestant creates an imbalance in the odds which can be exploited by a clever bettor CREASE 
 
n. 1991 US sl. - in sports betting: a flurry of betting on one side of a bet STEAM 
 
n. 1992 US sl. - the winner of any long-odds bet, such as the double zero in roulette EAGLEBIRD 
 
n. Bk1995 Amer. sl. - a fool, esp. as a bettor or gambler; one who talks a good game and exudes self-confidence but always loses bets, card games, etc.; often sarcastic BIG SPENDER 
 
n. 1997 US sl. - a bet in a dice game lost because of a rule violation BURNT MONEY
 
n. 20C sl. - a bet (rhyming slang for 'flutter') GRUMBLE AND MUTTER 
 
n. 20C US sl. - a winning bet LIVE ONE 
 
n. 2001 UK - in racecourse gambling: a bettor who is believed to have useful information regarding the likely outcome of a race (bookmakers' usage) FACE 
 
n. 2001 UK sl. - in gambling on broadcast racing: any betting before the current show price BACKSHOW 
 
n. 2001 UK sl. - in gambling: a type of conditional bet in which all or part of a winning is returned on another bet ANY-TO-COME 
 
n. 2001 UK sl. - in gambling: a type of conditional bet SINGLE-STAKES-ABOUT 
 
n. Aust. sl. - a bet taken on credit NOD BET 
 
n. Brit. sl. - a bet of at least four selections; an 'accumulator' ACCA 
 
phr. M19 sl. - used of a very sure bet MILLION TO A BIT OF DIRT 
 
vb. c1380 - to wager, to bet LAY 
 
vb. c1470 obs. - to stake, to bet JEOPARD 
 
vb. 1483 obs. - to stake, to wager, to bet; to agree to forfeit in some contingency WAGE 
 
vb. 1599 obs. or arch. - to stake, to wager; to risk, to bet GAGE 
 
vb. a1600 obs. - to 'lay' state, to wager IMPONE 
 
vb. 1617 obs. - to bet, to wager ABET
 
vb. 1698-99 cant - in gambling: to double or triple a bet BUTTER 
 
vb. 1745 Sc. - to pledge, to wager, to bet WAD 
 
vb. 1812 sl. - to defraud or swindle; to rob; to force one to pay a pretended bet  RAMP 
 
vb. c1865 sl. - to bet heavily and/or wildly (turf usage) HAVE A DASH ON 
 
vb. 1888 sl. - to bet JIGGER 
 
vb. 1892 - to bet all one's money on, esp. a horse in a race BET ONE'S SHIRT ON;  PUT ONE'S SHIRT ON 
 
vb. E18 - to make a speculative investment in sport or business; to wager, to make a bet SPORT 
 
vb. E19 UK sl. - to go halves on a bet (sporting usage) ACCOMMODATE 
 
vb. L19 sl. - to bet heavily (gambling usage) HAVE ONE'S SHIRT ON;  PUT ONE'S SOCKS ON 
 
vb. 1900s sl. - to make a bet POP IT ON 
 
vb. 1923 Sc. - to wager BACK 
 
vb. 1930s sl. - to take a commission on a bet (gambling usage) SCALP 
 
vb. 1940s sl. - to make a bet on (orig. Aust.) TAKE A PUNT 
 
vb. 1947 US sl. - to bet COON 
 
vb. 1965 Aust. sl. - to bet a large amount on something BACK OFF THE COURSE 
 
vb. 1975 Aust. sl. - to bet a large amount on something BACK OFF THE MAP 
 
vb. 1975 US sl. - to take bets on illegal policy game (numbers lottery) WRITE NUMBERS 
 
vb. 1989 Aust. sl. - in betting: to exaggerate your status or bankroll BIG-NOTE 
 
vb. 1989 Aust. sl. - of a bettor in horse racing: to bet more than usual on a race COME BIG 
 
vb. 1990s Aust. sl. - to bet heavily and unsuccessfully; to lose all one's money DO ONE'S ARSE 
 
vb. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to bet extravagantly BET LIKE THE WATSONS 
 
vb. 20C Aust. sl. - to have a bet (rhyming sl.) CAST A NET
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BETHINK

vb. a1300 obs. - to bethink, to consider, to reflect UMBTHINK;  UMTHINK 
 
vb. a1300 obs. exc. Sc. obs. - to bethink oneself; to call to mind UNBETHINK
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BETIDE

vb. 1743 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to befall, to betide; to happen, to occur FALL
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BETRAY,  BETRAYAL,  BETRAYED,  BETRAYER,  BETRAYING

adj. c1475 obs. or arch. - treacherous, traitorous, perfidious; apt to betray or reveal what is hidden or in the mind; apt to disclose or make known PRODITORIOUS 
 
adj. 1655 - cheated; betrayed BURNED 
 
n. c1385 obs. - betraying BETRAISING 
 
n. c1440 - he who bewrays or reveals; a person who discovers a thing which should be concealed; a divulger of secrets; a  betrayer BEWRAYER 
 
n. 1548 rare - betrayal BETRAYMENT
 
n. 1581 - one who misleads by false tales; a perfidious person; a deceiver or betrayer SINON 
 
n. 1600 obs. rare - a treacherous giving up to an enemy; betrayal BETRAY 
 
n. 1725 sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer STAG 
 
n. 1812 sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer SPLIT 
 
n. 1845 sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer (orig. US) STOOL-PIGEON 
 
n. Bk1855 obs. - a betrayer BECHER 
 
n. 1865 sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer SQUEALER 
 
n. 1882 US colloq. - a notable indication, or betrayal of guilt, or defect; a completely betrayal DEAD GIVE-AWAY 
 
n. a1885 Aust. & NZ sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer PIMP 
 
n. 1889 colloq. - one who discloses confidences or secrets; one who informs on or betrays others; a telltale; a talebearer; a whistle-blower (orig. US) TATTLE-TALE 
 
n. 1895 Aust. sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer FIZGIG;  PHIZGIG 
 
n. 1897 Eng. dial. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer SARBOT;  SARBUT 
 
n. 1902 sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer RAT
 
n. 1903 sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer SCREAMER;  SQUEAKER 
 
n. 1906 US sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer STOOL;  STOOLIE 
 
n. 1914 sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer FINGER 
 
n. 1916 Aust. sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer SHELF;  SHELFER 
 
n. 1922 sl. - a treacherous betrayal STAB IN THE BACK 
 
n. 1925 US sl. - a betrayer; an informer (criminals' usage) MOAT 
 
n. 1932 sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer (orig. Brit.) GRASS 
 
n. 1935 sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer SINGER 
 
n. 1941 Aust. sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer TOP-OFF;  TOP-OFF MAN;  TOP-OFF MERCHANT 
 
n. 1943 Aust. sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer FIZZ;  FIZZER 
 
n. 1949 sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer PIGEON 
 
n. 1950 Brit. sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer GRASSER 
 
n. 1950 US sl. - an unexpected act of betrayal QUICK ONE 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - one who betrays their regular partner (teen usage) MOONLIGHTER 
 
n. 1969 sl. - a person who betrays his or her associates; an informer DOG 
 
n. 1974 Aust. sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer PHIZZER 
 
n. 1976 W. Indies - an informer or betrayer (Rasta usage) BAG-O-WIRE 
 
n. Bk1982 - a stool pigeon, a betrayer, an informer (Jewish) MOSER 
 
n. 1984 Aust. sl. - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer GIG 
 
n. 1990s US sl. - defeat, failure, betrayal (African-American usage) GAFFLE 
 
n. Bk1992 sl. - one who betrays his accomplices to authorities (criminals' usage) BALLPLAYER 
 
n. Amer. sl. - an informer; one who betrays a trust (World War II usage) ARMY WORM 
 
vb. 971 obs. - to betray, to cheat, to deceive BESWIKE 
 
vb. c1000 obs. - to betray BELEWE 
 
vb. a1300 obs. - to be or prove false to, to play false, to deal treacherously with; to betray DECEIVE 
 
vb. a1300 obs. - to betray BETRAISE;  BETRAISH 
 
vb. c1374 obs. - to play false to a person; to betray, to deceive FALSE 
 
vb. c1375 obs. - to betray BETRADE 
 
vb. a1400 arch. - to be betrayed for a bribe BE BOUGHT AND SOLD 
 
vb. c1400 N. Eng. dial. obs. - to betray BETRAUT 
 
vb. c1400 rare - to betray, to disclose; hence, to reveal, to display, to show or make known ACCUSE 
 
vb. 1535 obs. - to reveal the presence of, or expose a fugitive to his enemies, or to justice; to betray BEWRAY
 
vb. 1539 - to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate TELL 
 
vb. 1554 - to betray its origin SAVOUR OF THE PAN 
 
vb. 1602 sl. obs. - to betray BOIL 
 
vb. 1725 - to betray TURN STAG 
 
vb. 1795 - to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate SPLIT 
 
vb. 18C - to inform, to betray SNITCH;  SNITCH OFF;  SNITCH OUT 
 
vb. 1819 sl. - to cheat; to swindle; to betray JACKET 
 
vb. 1839 - to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate STAG 
 
vb. 1846 US & Aust. sl. - to betray TURN DOG ON 
 
vb. 1891 UK sl. - to inform on a person, to betray GAG;  GAG ON 
 
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to betray; to impeach BLENCH
 
vb. 1899 sl. - to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate (chiefly Brit.) SHOP 
 
vb. M19 sl. - to inform, to betray, esp. to the police SPLIT ABOUT 
 
vb. L19 sl. - to betray (orig. African-American usage) SELL DOWN THE RIVER 
 
vb. 1903 Amer. dial. - to tell or reveal; to betray a secret; to mention, to hint at CHEEP 
 
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to betray; to tell a secret QUATCH 
 
vb. 1907 Aust. sl. - to betray, often implying incrimination POOL 
 
vb. 1911 Aust. sl. - to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate POT 
 
vb. 1911 sl. - to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate PEEP 
 
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to injure one in a contemptible way, esp. betrayal DO ONE DIRT 
 
vb. 1914 Brit. sl. - to betray DO THE DIRTY ON 
 
vb. 1916 sl. - to betray, implying harming someone in a treacherous way STAB IN THE BACK 
 
vb. 1920s US sl. - to betray, to let down RANK 
 
vb. 1923 sl. - to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate SNOUT 
 
vb. 1924 sl. - to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate (orig. US) PUT THE FINGER ON
 
vb. 1924 sl. - to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate  TALK 
 
vb. 1924 sl. - to betray, to deceive or be unfaithful to someone, esp. a partner or lover (orig. US) TWO-TIME 
 
vb. 1926 sl. - to give someone up to the police TURN SOMEONE IN 
 
vb. 1928 colloq. - to unexpectedly withdraw support from; to destroy the basis of; to betray PULL THE RUG (OUT) FROM UNDER 
 
vb. 1930 sl. - to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate (orig. US) FINGER 
 
vb. 1930s US sl. - to betray, esp. to the police PUT A FINGER ON 
 
vb. 1934 sl. - to betray, implying a revelation of what others had wanted kept secret BLOW THE WHISTLE ON 
 
vb. Bk1934 sl. - to betray  SCRIX 
 
vb. 1936 Aust. sl. - to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate SHELF 
 
vb. 1936 sl. - to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate (orig. Brit.) GRASS 
 
vb. 1938 Amer. dial. - to deceive or harm someone; to betray OFFSET 
 
vb. 1941 Aust. sl. - to betray, to let down, to 'rat' on a person DINGO ON 
 
vb. 1945 Aust. sl. - to betray someone TURN DINGO ON 
 
vb. 1950s US sl. - to inform on, to betray EAT CHEESE 
 
vb. 1955 Aust. & NZ colloq. - to inform against or report, esp. to the police; to betray, implying incrimination DOB IN 
 
vb. 1960s US - to impose on, betray or otherwise inconvenience a friend (mainly military usage) BUDDY-FUCK 
 
vb. 1960s US sl. - to give away a secret or to betray the confidence of someone; to tell; to inform; to attack (African-American usage) SCREAM ON ONE 
 
vb. 1960s W. Indies - to chatter, to gossip; to betray secrets LABA-LABA;  LABBA-LABBA 
 
vb. 1963 Amer. dial. - to inform on, to betray TELL OFF ON 
 
vb. 1964 US sl. - to inform on someone; to betray someone CROAK 
 
vb. 1966 Amer. sl. - to brutally manhandle, victimize, or betray someone STICK IT UP SOMEONE'S ASS;  TUCK IT UP SOMEONE'S ASS 
 
vb. 1970 US sl. - to betray, to inform on DIME 
 
vb. 1970s US sl. - to deceive, to betray someone emotionally (African-American usage) ZOOM SOMEONE OFF 
 
vb. 1970s US sl.- to inform on, to betray (prison usage) SPEW 
 
vb. 1971 Amer. sl. - to brutally manhandle, victimize, or betray someone SHOVE IT UP SOMEONE'S ASS 
 
vb. 1974 sl. - to abandon, desert, or betray any person or thing RAT 
 
vb. 1979 sl. - to treat unfairly; to cheat; to deceive, to betray BUTT-FUCK
 
vb. 1980 Amer. sl. - to be brutally manhandled, victimized, or betrayed TAKE IT IN THE ASS 
 
vb. 1994 colloq. - to abandon or betray a person, esp. a colleague or friend, in order to protect or advance one's own interests; to make a scapegoat of THROW UNDER THE BUS
 
vb. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to betray; to inform on; to fail to honour debts WELSH ON 
 
vb. 2006 - to abandon or betray a person, esp. a colleague or friend, in order to protect or advance one's own interests; to make a scapegoat of TOSS UNDER THE BUS
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BETROTH,  BETROTHAL,  BETROTHED

​adj. c1200 obs. - contracted by the joining of hands; espoused; betrothed HANDFAST 
 
adj. 1535 obs. - contracted or engaged by joining of hands; betrothed HANDFASTED 
 
adj. 1574 arch. - engaged to be married; betrothed AFFIANCED
 
adj. 1591 obs. - engaged to be married; betrothed, affianced AFFIED
 
adj. 1755 Sc. obs. - affianced, betrothed AFFIDATE 
 
n. 1388 obs. - a betrothed or affianced woman SPOUSESS 
 
n. 1530 obs. - betrothal HANDFASTING 
 
n. c1545 obs. - 'handfasting' HANDFASTENING 
 
n. 1611 obs. - a contract or covenant; a betrothal or marriage contract HANDFAST 
 
n. 1823 - a unions of hearts, betrothal HEART-BOND 
 
n. 1885 Ireland - a betrothal, troth-plight HAND-PROMISE 
 
vb. c1200 obs. - to make a contract of marriage between parties by joining of hands; to betroth HANDFAST 
 
vb. c1300  obs. - to make fast in wedlock; to betroth, to wed FAST 
 
vb. c1384 rare or obs. - to betroth a woman to one SICKER 
 
vb. 1609 - to betroth oneself; to become engaged to be married AFFIANCE
 
vb. 1880 Eng. dial. - to betroth, to promise in marriage TOKEN 
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