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Any one of several species of small sandpipers, as the
sanderling of Europe and America, the dunlin, the little stint of India
(Tringa minuta), etc. Called also pume. |
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A phalarope. |
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To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine;
to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance. |
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To put an end to; to stop. |
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To assign a certain (i. e., limited) task to (a person),
upon the performance of which one is excused from further labor for the
day or for a certain time; to stent. |
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To serve successfully; to get with foal; -- said of
mares. |
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To stop; to cease. |
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Limit; bound; restraint; extent. |
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Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted. |