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lad's love

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noun

  1. another name for southernwood

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There could be no doubt concerning the depth of the lad's love for the girl.

From Within the Law by Veiller, Bayard

Anna's hints had roused his interest in the lad's love affair, and he wondered what manner of girl the heroine of the coming conflict might be.

From The Reef by Wharton, Edith

In some ways it was strengthened by the lad's love for her children; by his grief, scarcely less than her own, at the death of her eldest little girl.

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 by Huxley, Thomas Henry

The lad's love for his mother showed itself in a louder and more demonstrative manner.

From Veronica And Other Friends Two Stories For Children by Spyri, Johanna

Of such is the kingdom of lad's love!

From Wild Wings A Romance of Youth by Piper, Margaret Rebecca

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