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Get , get / get/ • v. (get·ting ; past got / gät/ ; past part. got or got·ten / ˈgätn/ ) 1. [tr.] come to have or hold (something); receive: I got the impr… Beggar , Skip to main content
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beggar a person who lives by asking for money or food.
beggar on horseback a formerly poor person made arrogant or corrup… Furze , furze is in bloom, my love's in tune, when the proverbial saying, mid 18th century, with the implication that some furze can always be found in bloom… Sow , sow
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