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somniferous (iou) and skate (iou)


somniferous (iou)



somniferous adjective. E17.
[Latin somnifer, from somnium dream: see -FEROUS.]
Inducing sleep; soporific. E17.
Somnolent, sleepy. rare. L18.
somniferously adverb M19.

skate (iou)



skate noun3. Chiefly US. L19.
[Origin unkn.]
A worn-out decrepit horse. slang. L19.
A mean, contemptible, or dishonest person. Esp. in cheapskate. colloq. L19.
b. labour skate, a trade-union official. US slang. M20.