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\ˈɛf ˈiː ˈɛn sˈiː ˈiːˈɛm ˈə͡ʊ ˈɛn tˈiː ˈe͡ɪt͡ʃ], \ˈɛf ˈiː ˈɛn sˈiː ˈiːˈɛm ˈəʊ ˈɛn tˈiː ˈeɪtʃ], \ˈɛ_f ˈiː_ ˈɛ_n s_ˈiː_ ˈiː__ˈɛ_m ˈəʊ ˈɛ_n t_ˈiː_ ˈeɪ_tʃ]\
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In old English law. A period of time,occurring in the middle of summer, during which it was unlawful to hunt deer in theforest, that being their fawning season. Probably so called because the deer were thendefended from pursuit or hunting. Manwood; Cowell.
By Henry Campbell Black
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
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