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Meaning:

Noun:

  • Any of several very small wading birds in the genus ''Calidris''. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.
  • A period of time spent doing or being something. A spell.
  • (Medical) Misspelling of stent.

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Verb:

  • archaic|intransitive To stop (an action); cease, desist.
  • obsolete|intransitive To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).
  • intransitive To be sparing or mean.

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