Arsm
abbreviation (in britain)
-ssociate of the royal school of mines
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law. the malicious burning of another’s house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one’s own house or property, as to collect insurance. noun (criminal law) the act of intentionally or recklessly setting fire to another’s property or to one’s own property for some improper reason n. 1670s, from anglo-french arsoun (late 13c.), […]
- Arsphenamine
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- Arsy
adjective (brit, slang) a variant spelling of -rs-y
- Arsy-varsy
wrong end foremost; completely backward: an arsy-varsy way of doing things. in a backward or thoroughly mixed-up fashion: the papers are all filed arsy-varsy.
- Arsy-versy
adverb (slang) backwards or upside down in reverse adv. “backside foremost,” 1530s, probably a reduplication from -rs-, perhaps with suggestions from reverse.