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Identifier: universaldiction03hunt (find matches)
Title: Universal dictionary of the english language : a new and original work presenting for convenient reference the orthography, pronunciation, meaning, use, origin and development of every word in the english language ...
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Hunter, Robert, 1823-1897 Morris, Charles, 1833-1922
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Publisher: New York : Peter Fenelon Collier
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st-office savings-batik: A savings-bankIn the English pnst-uffice sybtem, in whichdeposits not exceeding £30 in any one year, or£150 in all, are received at a rate of interestof 2:^ per cent, per annum, which i? alloweduntil the sura amounts to £200. (Stock, s.) post-paid, a. Having the postage prepaid. post-road, post-route, s. The road or route by which mails are conveyed. post-town, s. 1. A town in whicha post-office is established.• 2. A town in which post-horses are kept. post-woman, s. A female letter-carrier. (Sonthey: Colloquits, i.) post, (I), V,t, (POST(I), S.) L Lit.: To lis on or upon a post; to fix apIn a public place, as a notice or advertisement. ForfiistributingMid pojrfMio bills tn every city.*Scribnerif Mlgazine, Aug. 18S0, p. 613. f&te, fat, fare, amidst, what, fall, father; we, wet. here, camel, her. there: pine, pit. sire, sir, marine; go. po^or. wore, w^u; worls, who, son; mute, cub. cure^ unite, cur. rule, full; try, Syrian, fe, oa = e; ey = a; qu = kw.
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POSTAGE STAMPS OF FOREIGN NATIONS. PLATE I. 1 HONG-KONG (1880), 2 Cents. 2 MAIRITIUS (1S47). 2 Pence. lurf. Smin;f-iK:tli.rs price lor original, 12.000.00. 3 BRITISH GUIANA (1889), 1 Cent. 4 .MOLDAVIA (ls.iS). 81 Parale. Kiirij, Staiiiii-1. :ikr» pric for oricSiiftl. ;I.f>00.00. B NEW .SOUTH WALES (1888), 1 Penny. 6 INDIA (ISSG), 1 Rujice. 7 HlNGAKY (1874), 2 Kreutzer. 8 ICELAND (18S2), 3 Aur. 9 BRITISH HONDURAS (1888), 2 Cents. 10 HAWAII (18.M). 13 Cents. KiirL-. StaTii;i ilealirs prii.-i- for url^lual. $r,00.3ab 11 SALVADOR (18%), 5 Centavns. 12 SWITZERLAND (1862), 2 Centimes. 13 JAPAN (1879), 2 Sen. 14 ST. HELENA (1891), Half-penny. 15 ARGENTINA (l&SS) Half-eentava10 PARAGUAY (1892), 2 Centavfis. 17 AFGHANISTAN (1881), 1 Abassy. 18 AZORES (1895), 2% Keis. 19 MEXICO (1895), 5 Cents. 20 MOROCCO (1S92), 6 Centimes. 21 CYPRUS (189i;), 30 Paras. 22 SAXONY (1850), 3 Piennige. 23 NIGER COAST (1894). 1 Penny.21 PERSIA (1882), lU Francs. 25 CDSTA RICA (18891, 20 CentavOB. 26
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