1578, Raphael Holinshed et al., Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, Volume I, Book 3, Chapter 1 “Of cattell kept for profit,” p. 222, […] the bowels of the beast are commonlie cast awaie because of their ranknesse […]
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Rankness
Synonyms for "rankness" (69 found)
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Georgian
1 entries- დიდებულება noun (the property of being rank)
Irish
2 entries- boirbe noun (the property of being rank)
- uabhar noun (the property of being rank)
Italian
1 entries- rancidezza noun (the property of being rank)
Latin
1 entries- rancor noun (the property of being rank)
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A match scratched and the sweet rankness of his corn-cob pipe drifted through the rooms.
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Tam’d us to Manners, when the Stage was rude;
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[…] a wilderness of weeds, to be sure, whose rankness far over-topped their neglected growth; yet, notwithstanding, evidence of a wealthy soil, that might yield luxuriant crops under other and favourable circumstances.
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