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TEMPEST-TOST

\tˈɛmpəsttˈɒst], \tˈɛmpəsttˈɒst], \t_ˈɛ_m_p_ə_s_t_t_ˈɒ_s_t]\

Definitions of TEMPEST-TOST

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Tossed about by tempests.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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