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whangee
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5Chin huang-i < huang, a hard kind of bamboo + i, to lean on6
1 any of various related Chinese and Japanese bamboos (genus Phyllostachys)
2 a walking stick of whangee
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wigan
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5after fol., where first made6 a canvaslike cotton cloth used to stiffen hems, lapels, etc.
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xenolith
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5XENO3 + 3LITH6 Geol. a rock fragment different in kind from the igneous rock in which it is embedded
xen#o[lith$ic
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yautia
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5AmSp yaut>a < Taino6
1 the starchy tuber of any of various tropical plants (genus Xanthosoma) of the arum family, cultivated for food in tropical America; malanga
2 this plant
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Is the word "igan" or "wigan", Dr. Bill? Wigan makes the think of the delusion some Poms have that they can play rugby league
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Dear sjm: thanks for calling it to my attention. Wigan it was, but I am having problem copying words from my dictionary, very hard to place mouse pointer in exactly the right place for first letters of definition.. I usually
notice it, and type first letter before clicking on edit,paste. This time I goofed.
Thanks for looking at these worthless words. They are from spelling bee list, and interesting only in that
a bunch of highschool kids were supposed to learn them. Bill
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