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The feast held in the popish countries before Lent.

Not making a profit.

The Blue Mockingbird is a species of bird in the Mimidae family. It is endemic to Mexico, but has occurred as a vagrant in the southern United States. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
The Blue Mockingbird is uniformly blue on its back, tail, wings, head and underbelly. This color is a result of feather structure rather than pigment, and therefore can look gray in the shade. It has a black mask surrounding its reddish-brown eyes. It has a rather long, slightly graduated tail, and dark blue streaks over its breast. Its bill is long, thin and slightly curved, and its legs and feet are black.

a cheap drinking and dancing establishment

a laxative used in many preparations under various trade names; also used as an acid-base indicator in titrations involving weak acids and strong bases because it is brilliant red at high alkalinity and colorless below pH 8

a kind of sail, smaller than a fore and aft spanker on a square-rigged ship, a driver is tied to the same spars.

Niff is a British slang term mainly used to describe an unpleasant smell. It is also sometimes used as a verb, meaning to stink or to smell bad. The term is informal and not commonly used in formal or academic writing.

British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983)

a member of an armed gang of robbers

formed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell

Through and through describes a situation where an object, real or imaginary, passes completely through another object, also real or imaginary. The phrase has several common uses:

Ederle is a surname of Italian origin. The name is most commonly associated with Gertrude Ederle, an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder who was the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926. The term Ederle does not have a specific definition in English language outside of being a personal name.

someone connected with Collingwood Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

unable to function at normal capacity.

resembling a capsule

large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers

The African Lily, also known as Agapanthus, is a genus of flowering plants that includes about 10 species. Originating from South Africa, these plants are characterized by their tall stems and blue or white funnel-shaped flowers, which bloom in large clusters resembling an umbrella. These perennials are often used in decorative gardening for their striking appearance and minimal maintenance requirements. They prefer full sun or partial shade and thrive in well-drained soil.

a bed of shale over the seam

Law merchant, also known as lex mercatoria, refers to a body of commercial law used by merchants throughout Europe during the medieval period. It is a system of law that evolved based on common trade practices and customs among traders, which was eventually adopted into national and international law. This system includes principles and rules related to transactions, contracts, payment systems, bills of exchange, partnerships and other issues related to commerce.

Genus Spalax, commonly known as blind mole rats, make up a group of rodent species primarily found in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and parts of Asia. These rodents are known for their highly adapted subterranean lifestyle, characterized by features such as a cylindrical body shape, reduced eyes covered by skin, strong forelimbs for digging, and absence of externally visible ears. They primarily feed on plant roots. Interestingly, species within the Spalax genus have unusually high resistance to cancer.