Caciocavallo-cheese
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a chief of an Indian clan or tribe in Mexico and the West Indies. (in Spain and Latin America) a political boss on a local level. (in the Philippines) a prominent landowner. any of several black and red or black and yellow orioles of the American tropics that construct long, pendent nests. Contemporary Examples My […]
- Caciquism
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a soft-soled, heelless shoe for infants. Historical Examples Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various Oldtown Fireside Stories Harriet Beecher Stowe Oldtown Fireside Stories Harriet Beecher Stowe Color Key to North American Birds Frank M. Chapman To defecate To laugh uncontrollably
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clumsy; lacking skill with the hands. left-handed. adjective (informal) left-handed clumsy
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