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bauer; fr. the root of AS. b to inhabit, and akin to E. bower, be. 1. A husbandman; a peasant; a rustic; esp. a clownish or unrefined countryman. 2. A Dutch, German, or Russian peasant; esp. a Dutch colonist in South Africa, Guiana, etc.: a boer.

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bauer; fr. the root of AS. b to inhabit, and akin to E. bower, be. 1. A husbandman; a peasant; a rustic; esp. a clownish or unrefined countryman. 2. A Dutch, German, or Russian peasant; esp. a Dutch colonist in South Africa, Guiana, etc.: a boer. 3. A rude ill-bred person; one who is clownish in manners.

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    1. The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion of another; the act of subduing. The conquest of the kingdom, and subjection of the rebels. Sir M. Hale. 2. The state of being subject, or under the power, control, and government
  • SUBJECTIST
    One skilled in subjective philosophy; a subjectivist.
  • SUBJECTNESS
    Quality of being subject.
  • FARMERESS
    A woman who farms.
  • CLOWNAGE
    Behavior or manners of a clown; clownery. B. Jonson.
  • RUSTICAL
    Rustic. "Rustical society." Thackeray. -- Rus"tic*al*ly, adv. -- Rus"tic*al*ness, n.
  • SWAINLING
    A little swain.
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    Peasantlike. Milton.
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    The buildings and yards necessary for the business of a farm; a homestead.
  • RUSTICATE
    To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize. Pope.
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    Fries. kl clown, dial. Sw. klunn log, Dan. klunt log block, and E. 1. A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor. Sir P. Sidney. 2. One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl. The clown, the child
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    Having no subject.
  • CITIZENSHIP
    The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.
  • NATIVE
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    Relating to, or carrying on, elimination.
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    Expressing coördination. J. W. Gibbs.
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