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Search phrase: mortar

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Henry VIIIH8 V.iv.46mortar-piece, to blow us. There was a haberdasher'sMorter-piece to blow vs. There was a Habberdashers
King LearKL II.ii.64 villain into mortar and daub the wall of a jakes with him.villaine into morter, and daube the wall of a Iakes with him.

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Glossary

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corner-capcap with (three) corners, mortar-board
mortar-piecetype of small high-firing cannon

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mortar-boardcorner-cap

Themes and Topics

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Clothing... m cap with (three) corners mortar-board coxcomb m...
Weapons...i 55 [as in modern english] mortar-piece h8 v iv 46 short high-firin...
... murdering-piece ham iv v 96 mortar which scatters lethal projectiles ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
MORTARBASICmortar n, mortar-piece n
PIECEEQUIPMENTmortar-piece n

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