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  • 1Raw-Head and Bloody-Bones —    A traditional *bogeyman; also used allusively for robbers, etc., whose rumoured activities created panic. The earliest citation in the OED, from 1550, lists Hobgoblin, Rawhed, and Bloody bone , with punctuation implying that the latter are two …

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  • 2Bloody Bones — is a boogeyman feared by children.According to Scott Andrew Hutchins, ref|hutchins Bloody Bones comes from Ireland and is sometimes called Rawhead and Bloody Bones , Tommy Rawhead , or Rawhead . Though the stories originated from Ireland, they… …

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  • 3rawhead-and-bloody-bones — rawˈhead or rawˈhead and bloodˈy bones noun A bugbear or pair of bugbears to frighten children • • • Main Entry: ↑raw …

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  • 4Bloody Bones — ist in Teilen des englischsprachigen Raumes ein von Kindern gefürchtetes Wesen, ein Dämon oder Geist. Nach Scott Andrew Hutchins,[1] kommt Bloody Bones aus Irland und wird manchmal auch Rawhead and Bloody Bones, Tommy Rawhead, oder Rawhead… …

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  • 5Fear — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fear >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fear fear timidity diffidence want of confidence Sgm: N 1 apprehensiveness apprehensiveness fearfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 solicitude solicitude anxiety care …

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  • 6bugbear — n. Hobgoblin, spectre, ogre, bugaboo, Gorgon hydra, frightful object, raw head and bloody bones, object of baseless terror …

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  • 7hydra — n. 1. (Mythol.) Many headed monster. 2. Spectre, hobgoblin, ogre, Gorgon, bugbear, poker, bugaboo, frightful object, raw head and bloody bones …

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  • 8Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety.       In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …

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  • 9Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 10china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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