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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Ethnol.) An Indo-European people, allied to the Lithuanians and Old Prussians, and inhabiting a part of the Baltic provinces of Russia.
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Examples
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Sc. 1638 SIR A. JOHNSTON Diary (S.H.S.) 320 Notwithstanding al wyles, wimples, offers, motions, and uther letts.
Medallion Vulcan | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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Stop forcing Hollywood Star/letts into roles they don't fit just to bring a bigger box office draw.
Rumor: Keanu Reeves as Spike in Cowboy Bebop Movie?! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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October 22, 2009 at 3:13 am flye mi 2 da moonz adn lets mi sailz amok… erm… among da starrrz… er isset… rubs mai belleh good adn letts me purrs among yer scarrrz?
Turn offs da fan! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Even Vermont's Senators Just Don't Get It yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Even Vermont\'s Senators Just Don\'t Get It'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Vermont\'s Senators Leahy and Sanders show how much they just don\'t get about the oocupation and shredding of the Constitution by the content of their latest constituent letts.'
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You/we can always throw eggs at him later if he letts you/us down.
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"You and you," the captain said, arbitrarily indicating the Hew-letts and the Quigleys.
Hawaii Michener, James 1959
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The Market Cross is Large, there are 3 markets, one for beasts another for Corne and another for ffish, all Large, the town is Serv'd with Water by wells walled up round or rather in a Square, above halfe ones length, and by a pully and weight letts down or draws up the Buckat wch is Chained to ye beame of ye pully.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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Spaniard letts his house; I was only to make him some _recompense for his politeness and generosity_.
A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, 1777 Volume 1 (of 2) Philip Thicknesse 1755
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Enoch Robinson at his first coming in freit for 20 hogsheads at 8 pound per Tun as I understood It, but since freit hath flowd faster upon him than he Expected & now he letts me know I must pay him £9 but that I cannot come into so take my leave of him I shall not give You any furthr. trouble at present but that I am
Letter from Robert Carter to John Pemberton, 1720 July 13 1720
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The wild men seeing that they all weare frightned and out of breath, they asked the matter, and was told, _nadonnee_, and so soone said, he letts fall his bundle that he had uppon his back into a bush, and comes backe where he finds all the wildmen dispaired.
Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673
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