Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
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POTABLE, n. Suitable for drinking. Water is said to be potable indeed, some declare it our natural beverage, although even they find it palatable only when suffering from the recurrent disorder known as thirst, for which it is a medicine.
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AIM, n. The task we set our wishes to.
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MILLENNIUM, n. The period of a thousand years when the lid is to be screwed down, with all reformers on the under side.
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LOW-BRED, adj. 'Raised' instead of brought up.
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HEART, n. Figuratively, this useful organ is said to be the seat of emotions and sentiments .... It is now known that sentiments and emotions reside in the stomach, being evolved from food by chemical action of the gastric fluid.
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