RIMER, n. A poet regarded with indifference or disesteem.
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EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time as the judicial department shall be pleased to pronounce them invalid and of no effect.
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Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.
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I, pro. In grammar it is a pronoun of the first person and singular number. Its plural is said to be We, but how there can be more than one myself is doubtless clearer the grammarians than it is to the author of this incomparable dictionary. Concepti.
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