And what does that mean?...(no longer used in legal contexts)\n\nSource: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
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Because society used to frown upon having children out of wedlock that it used to shame a family if there was such a scandal,(That's why it is such an insult to call someone a bastard) now a days, society is so moral less, there are all sorts of bastards around, but its no Politically Correct to call them that anymore.
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I haven't been able to find it in the cliche or phrase dictionaries.  I've seen it in books and usually it meant "searched exhaustively."\nAn example is "The detective really covered the waterfront, and has no further clues to pursue."
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... hhmmmm.... have no idea...  it´s just a good phrase...\n\n=)
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it can be used as a: \npreposition-(obsolete except Scots) outside of, without \nex:Away but the hoose and tell me whae's there. \n\nadverb- merely, only \nex: Since that day, my mood has changed but a little. \n\nconjunction-(1) Except (for), excluding. \nex: I like everything but that. I have no choice but to leave. \n(2) However, on the contrary (introducing a word or clause that contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence). \nex: I am not rich but poor. You told me I could do that but she said that I could not. \n(3) Although, nevertheless (implies that the following clause is contrary to prior belief). \nex: She is very old, but still attractive.
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I heard an editor of the Oxford English Dictionary interviewed on NPR a few months back and she answered a similar question.  She basically said that dictionaries will remove words when they have fallen so far out of favor that not only don't average people have a sense what the words mean, but would have rare occasion to ever make reference to them.  She also explained that that this phenomenon occurs far less frequently than adding new words (presumably because the adoption of new words happens much faster than completely invalidating old ones).
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mmmmmmmm... sorry, can't find the meaning of that in my christian dictionary.
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i think - what ?%?^@^@$%R does that mean... wouldve searched for it online but hey, got plenty more questions to answer before the net gets jammed and slows down and all..\n\ncheers..
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http://www.idiomsite.com/
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The riddle goes, "There are 3 words in the English Dictionary. One of the words is hungry and the another is angry.  What is the 3rd word."  It isn't a question so there is no ? at the end of the last statement of the riddle.  The 3rd word is "What."  Thus meaning, there is no 3rd -gry word in the English Dictionary.
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Sounds like both. Orders, briefs, evidence and/or decisions. You'd have to come up with more context to be certain.\n\nIf it's an advertisement for a database program like Concordance, it might make some sense...
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hide behind words like illegal ?  wtf  its a word to describe breaking the law i don't care if your purple its still the word used for breaking the law  try to come up with something new besides the race card  its old and its not working
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WesLaw.\nFindLaw.\nJstor.
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in·quir·y   (n-kwr, nkwr, nkw-r, ng-)     also  en·quir·y   (n-kwr, nkw-r)   \n\nNOUN:\npl. in·quir·ies\n\n   1. The act of inquiring.\n   2. A question; a query.\n   3. A close examination of a matter in a search for information or truth.\n\n\n\nSYNONYMS:\ninquiry , inquest , inquisition , investigation , probe , research\n\nThese nouns denote a quest for knowledge, data, or truth: filed an inquiry about the lost shipment; holding an inquest to determine the cause of his death; an inquisition into her political activities; a criminal investigation; a probe into alleged police corruption; scientific research. en·quir·y    audio  (n-kwr, nkw-r)   \n\nNOUN:\npl. en·quir·ies\n\n    Variant of inquiry.\n\nThere is no difference, it is just a variant of inquiry.\n\nk.m.
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Could mean:\n\nA military punishment now discontinued. It was a flogging-stool.\n\nor\n\nTo sail aboard a ship, brig, or boat, etc.
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go here and insert the word that you need to see the definition. \n\nhttp://www.m-w.com/\n\n\ndictionary.com
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Probably the most reliable way to find these out would be on the search engine "www.dictionary.com" its an online dictionary, will give you the most precise results.\n\nAlso try something like "www.ask.com" or "www.wikipedia.org" , they are more specialized rather than something like "yahoo" or "google"\n\nAnd whoever said "try to read" (jen h, i believe) i say - shut up, that was totally uncalled for!
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It means it is a word that you shouldn’t be trying to use, especially in your first and only question !!!