Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The fiber by which the petioles of the date palm are bound together, from which various kinds of cordage are made.
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- noun The
fibre by which thepetioles of thedate palm are bound together, from which various kinds ofcordage are made.
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Examples
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Yes, being an example of a different way of lif is needed.
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"What is the meaning of 'lif'? do you mean 'when you ran'?"
Lola or, The Thought and Speech of Animals Henny Kindermann
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Ez soon ez he name ole marster, I seen Marse Chan sort o 'lif' up he head.
Short Stories for English Courses Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels
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Page 88 do, jes 'lif' yer hen 'en yope 'em off'n de roos' same's ef yur put em dar.
The Heart of Old Hickory and Other Stories of Tennessee 1895
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Ez soon ez he name ole marster, I seen Marse Chan sort o 'lif' up he head.
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Nebber be a bad nigger any more, oh Lordy, good Lordy -- and de old slycoon pay no tention at all, but jes 'lif 'em up and twis' 'em all round and toss 'em ober de fence into de red mud hole, and
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But I's got de chance to lif 'mah voice to de glory of de Lawd as I go paddin' dem golden streets — along 'ith de chance to be jis' worms along 'ith you, Mis' Martin. '
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Althou. h w.hav. full pow. r, lif. support, coms, and suppliキs, w.hav. no jump assistanc. at this distancン.
Blog Fiction | Sci-Fi | Is it snowing where you are, Mr. Thiessen? | Station151 2009
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Althou. h w.hav. full pow. r, lif. support, coms, and suppliキs, w.hav. no jump assistanc. at this distancン.
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Der liddle brudders an 'sisters go to school, vear good clothes, haf better pread an' meat; der mudder lif fat, dere iss joy in der eye, an 'she iss proud of her good boy Joe.
Chapter 2 2010
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