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Traditional English :: champers
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champerty.html - n.
sl. champagne. |
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Traditional English :: champerty
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champerty.html - n. (pl. -ies) Law an illegal agreement in which a person not naturally interested in a lawsuit finances it with a view to sharing the disputed property. champertous adj. [ME f. AF champartie f. OF champart feudal lord's share of produce, f. L campus field + pars part] |
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English Idioms :: champ at the bit
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champerty.html - {v. phr.} To be eager to begin; be tired of being held back; want to start. * /The horses were champing at the bit, anxious to start racing./ * /As punishment John was kept after school for two hours. He was champing at the bit to go out./ |
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Traditional English :: champ(1)
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champerty.html - v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. munch or chew noisily.
2 tr. (of a horse etc.) work (the bit) noisily between the teeth.
3 intr. fret with impatience (is champing to be away). --n. a chewing noise or motion. champ at the bit be restlessly impatient. [prob. imit.] |
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Traditional English :: champ(2)
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champerty.html - n.
sl. a champion. [abbr.] |
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Traditional English :: champagne
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champerty.html - n. 1 a a white sparkling wine from Champagne. b (loosely) a similar wine from elsewhere. Use in sense b is strictly incorrect.
2 a pale cream or straw colour. [Champagne, former province in E. France] |
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