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  • step-people
    [extension of OED prefix step- related by marriage of a parent] n. those to whom one is related by the later
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  • step off
    [OED to begin to march at a certain pace military] v.t. to do (a dance): 1895 Some expert dancer "steps off" his
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  • step-mother
    n. the girlfriend of one's father. (Black)
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  • stenchen
    [cf. STANCH , STENCH; OED stanchion support] v. to exert pressure; to strain as in wrestling. (Nassau, San Sal.) stenchen something
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  • steel wood
    [cf. OED steel needle dial., from its sharp thorns] n. a tree, Randia aculeata: 1977 (Patterson 63). (Inagua)
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  • steam down
    [cf. OED steam to treat with steam for cooking] v. to cook (fish, vegetables) in a covered pan with little
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  • steam conch, steam fish
    [cf. STEAM DOWN] n. seafood cooked with vegetables in a covered pan with little liquid, often with tomato paste or other
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  • stealing the bride
    phr. (at a wedding reception) leading the bride off the dance floor to another room for a lecture on marriage: 1966 (Otterbein
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  • steadfast
    [OED, steady (of the hands) obs. → 1545] adv. firmly: You had to hold it [the egg] steadfast (Ragged).
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  • stay
    v. 1. [W Car.; OED, to stop (absolute) obs. → 1777] to halt: Stay! (Nassau). (Gen.) 2. [W Car.; OED idem Scots,
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