Phrase guide
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noun
A cold and penetrating mist, verging on rain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Something that is hard to find or does not exist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, dialectal, idiomatic, uncountable
Qualifier: chiefly Lancashire and Yorkshire
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noun
Something that is hard to find or does not exist.
Something imaginary, nonexistent, or overlooked.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, dialectal, idiomatic, uncountable
Qualifier: chiefly Lancashire and Yorkshire; World War II; World War II
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noun
A drink of Scotch whisky served with ice and lemon peel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The perennial flowering plant Galium sylvaticum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: wood bedstraw
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
