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Meaning:

Interjection:

  • US|slang|euphemism Alternative to using the vulgarity, shit.

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Noun:

  • A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
  • A pert young woman.
  • A sassy (saucy) or froward young person.
  • A small tool used in cleaving laths. Compare: froe.
  • India|China A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club.
  • US|and|British|_|dated A small sheet or scrap of paper with a hand-written note as a reminder or personal message.
  • US|slang A debt or favor owed in return for a prior loan or favor granted, especially a political favor.
  • US|slang|euphemism Alternative to using the vulgarity, shit.
  • obsolete An excrescence on the body, as a wart.
  • pharmacology A small sheet of paper on which is written a prescription to be filled; a scrip.
  • The embryonic growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; a seedling.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To sprout; to shoot, as a seed or plant.
  • transitive To damage the outer layers of a seed such as ''Lupinus'' or ''Sophora'' to assist germination.

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