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IMMORTALITY, n. A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for. IMPALE, v.t. In popular usage to...
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IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership. IMBECILITY, n. A kind of divine inspiration, or sacred fire affecting censorious critics of this dictionary. IMMIGRANT, n. An unenlightened person who thinks one country better than...
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IDIOT, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot’s activity is not confined to any special field of thought or action, but «pervades and regulates the whole.» He...
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HYENA, n. A beast held in reverence by some oriental nations from its habit of frequenting at night the burial-places of the dead. But the medical student does that. HYPOCHONDRIASIS, n. Depression of one’s own spirits. Some heaps of trash upon a vacant...
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HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in the West Indies and is preferred by certain old-fashioned sea-captains. It is also used in the...
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HOUSE, n. A hollow edifice erected for the habitation of man, rat, mouse, beetle, cockroach, fly, mosquito, flea, bacillus, and microbe. House of Correction, a place of reward for political and personal service, and for the detention of offenders and appropriations....
