Society for Pure English, Tract 02 - On English Homophones by Robert Seymour Bridges;Society for Pure English
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slab (_s._), slab (_adj._).
smart (_s. and v., sting_), smart (_adj._). stave (_of barrel_), stave (_of music_), [_stave in (v.)_]. stick (_s._), stick (_v._). stock (_stone_), stock (_in trade_), &c. strut (_a support_), strut (_to walk_). share (_division_), share (_plough_). sheet (_sail and clew_), sheet (_-anchor_). shear (_clip_), sheer (_clear_), sheer off (_deviate_). tack (_various_), tack (_naut._). ton, tun. wage (_earnings_), wage (_of war_). IX. THE FOLLOWING WORDS WERE NOT ADMITTED INTO THE MAIN CLASS CHIEFLY ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR UNIMPORTANCE. ah! are. arse, ass. ask, aske (_newt_) ayah, ire. bah! bar, baa. barb, barb (_horse_). bask, basque. barn, barne = bairn. budge, budge (_stuff_). buff, buff. buffer, buffer. berg, burgh (_suffixes_). bin, bin = been. |
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