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A monster fabled to feed on good women, and starved, from the scarcity of them, to skin and bone, in contrast with another called Bicorn, that fed on good men, who are more plentiful, and was fat and plump.
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N. American Indians, allied to the Chocktaws, settled in a civilized state in the Indian Territory like the Cherokees.
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A watering-place 12 m. SB. of Cadiz, with mineral baths.
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The upper part of an escutcheon cut off by a horizontal line.
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A high-lying lake in Upper Bavaria, 48 m. from Munich, adorned with three islands; famous for its fish.
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The dog that never came when it was called. See Nivelle.
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A city in Central Italy, 78 m. NE. of Rome, with a fine Gothic cathedral.
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A distinguished Italian family, eminent in the Church.
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An insect which infests the skin of the feet, multiplies incredibly, and is a great annoyance to the negro, who, however, is pretty expert in getting rid of it.
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A town in Mexico; capital of a State, the largest in Mexico, of the same name, with famous silver and also copper mines.
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