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  • rock bush
    [DJE idem] n. a plant, Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus, used medicinally: 1889 (Gardner 405). 1979 For mouth sores, the rock bush is
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  • rock balsam
    n. a shrub: 1835 Croton balsamiferum. -- Rock Balsam ... The leaves of this plant, dranw as tea, afford a
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  • rock
    n. [OED idem "US and Australian" but cf. Hatian róch pierre TDKF] a stone, of whatever size. (Gen.) -- v.t. [W
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  • rob somebody out of something
    [OED with prep. of only; cf. cheat somebody out of something] v. phr. ro rob something from somebody: She gon
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  • robin read breast
    [OED, DJE different sp.] n. a bird, Spindalis zena: 1910 (Northrop 55). = TOM JAMES BIRD (Gen.)
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  • robin
    [popularly derived from Robin Hood Flour, a brand sold in muslin bags later used for cothing; cf. US dial. South
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  • robe
    [cf. OED robes clothes in general obs. → 1770] n. an item of clothing: 1966 The part about my robe
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  • roasting ears
     [US dial. South idem, green corn, usually on the cob WEA] n. corn on the cob: 1963 An occasional cabbage, roasting ears, and
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  • roast
    /rows/ [W Car.; OED "mod. use, to cook meat in an oven, for which older term is bake") v. to cook (meat)
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  • road-talk
    [cf. ROAD] n. a rumour; information by hear-say: That's just a road-talk! (Inagua).
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