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 tremulous motion, as of the bedclothes over a restless sleeper.

A sort of deer as large as a bear; power, ability, capacity; skill, talents; to be able, can, may; apt, able, competent:, ability; , talent, genius;  and  able and unable, can and cannot; , unable, can't; , very competent, accomplished; , can talk but can't perform.

Read ; used for the coll. : milk; the breasts, an udder:, to drink or suck milk; , the nipple; full breasts, as after childbirth; , cow's milk; , butter; , the breast of a male; , to milk; , the strong scent of milk; , to wean, weaned; , (or ), milk; or , a wet-nurse.

Skilled in speech, eloquent, persuasive; artful, specious, insinuating; flattering; smart, ready in reply: flattering, cringing;  unready, slow of speech;  false, treacherous in speech.

To recognize, to know well, to know again; to confess, to admit, to acknowledge; to distinguish, to discriminate between; a mark, criterion:  to recognize, to identify;   to confess guilt;  (coll. ), to claim falsely;, to perceive truly or correctly; ,  can't recognize (him);  to mark, to use as a criterion;  to be surety for one; to enter into recognizances;  to mistake in recognition; to confess an error; , (need only) recognize the bill or ticket, not the holder.

A surname.

A coll. euphonic prefix, as in to yield, give way to one;  to chant or read over;  to flare, to flicker; to flash, as gunpowder.

A coll. word: probably a brogue for, as in , I, we, us.

A coll. character: a man, a person, a human being; pertaining to mankind, human:, or , everybody; , we, us; , who? , the head-man, the chief;, small images or pictures of persons; , a "red man"—i.e., a favorite; , the chief of a household; , has no friends; , adults; the great, the noble; , weak in body; , one's appearance, as thin or emaciated; (or ) ,