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Try crotchety, sesquipedalian, one who makes barrels, fear of water, government by the rich, happy, or q?i*t

Webster 1913

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, edited by Noah Porter. The Greek in its etymologies and the marks in its pronunciations were lost in transcription.

Fallows 1898

A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms, by Samuel Fallows. The transcription came from a scan and still holds misread words.

Fernald 1896

English Synonyms and Antonyms, by James C. Fernald, which explains how near-synonyms differ.

Roget 1911

Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, in the edition MICRA extended with later words.

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