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  • 61Garford — This interesting and unusual English name is a dialectal variant of the locational name Garford in Buckinghamshire and Garforth , West Yorkshire both composed of the Old English pre seventh Century words gara , a medieval personal name deriving… …

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  • 62Garlee — This unusual name is of English locational origin from one of the estimated seven to ten thousand villages and hamlets that have now disappeared from the maps in Britain. Enforced clearance and dispersal of former inhabitants to make way for… …

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  • 63Garley — This unusual name is of English locational origin from one of the estimated seven to ten thousand villages and hamlets that have now disappeared from the maps in Britain. Enforced clearance and dispersal of former inhabitants to make way for… …

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  • 64Jarley — This unusual name is of English locational origin from one of the estimated seven to ten thousand villages and hamlets that have now disappeared from the maps in Britain. Enforced clearance and dispersal of former inhabitants to make way for… …

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  • 65Jerwood — This rare and interesting name is of English origin and is a dialectal variant of the locational name Garwood, itself from a so called lost village, a phenomenon arising from enforced land clearance, in the height of the wool trade in the 12th… …

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  • 66fluke — I [[t]fluk[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, esp. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm 2) the barbed head of a harpoon, spear, arrow, etc 3) zool. either half of the triangular tail of a whale • …

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  • 67gore — I [[t]gɔr, goʊr[/t]] n. blood, esp. when clotted • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE gor dung, dirt, c. MD goor, OHG, ON gor II gore [[t]gɔr, goʊr[/t]] v. t. gored, gor•ing to pierce with or as if with a horn or tusk • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME; see… …

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  • 68fluke — I. /fluk / (say floohk) noun 1. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm of an anchor, which catches in the ground. 2. a barb, or the barbed head, of a harpoon, etc. 3. either half of the triangular tail of a whale. {? special use of… …

  • 69scarf bandage — noun bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck • Syn: ↑sling, ↑triangular bandage • Hypernyms: ↑bandage, ↑patch …

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  • 70Gore — Gore, n. [OE. gore, gare, AS. g?ra angular point of land, fr. g?r spear; akin to D. geer gore, G. gehre gore, ger spear, Icel. geiri gore, geir spear, and prob. to E. goad. Cf. {Gar}, n., {Garlic}, and {Gore}, v.] 1. A wedgeshaped or triangular… …

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