Amer.
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America.
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Yapok, Yapock, yap′ok, n. the S. Amer. water-opossum.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
At any rate the words for horse-dealer in all languages, from the Lat. mango to the Amer. horse-swapper, mean swindler and worse things.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
Dr. Mary F., 75; 146; 406; 407; 410; 411; letter to Amer. conv. of '85, 413;70th birthday, 422; 425; 426; 431; 614; 616.Thomasson,
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted
—Voyages en Chine, par M. Huc, Amer. trans., vol. i. pp.
From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
WARSHIPS, British, off Amer. ports, 1179; coaling in Panama Canal Zone, 1182.
From The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 by Various
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