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This Lightfoot, she said, one mother Barlie of W. solde her aboue sixteene yeares agoe, for an ouen cake, and told her the Cat would doe her good seruice, if she woulde, she might send her of her errand: this Cat was with her but a while, but the Weasill and the
The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology Margaret Alice Murray 1913
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During his minority the power was exercised by his father, known under the name of Tai-ouen-koun, prince-regent.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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I can't really see ET wanting to get it on with a garden boy, perhaps as Bobo says a nice blond, blue eyed and tight buttocked Boertjie, but not with a black ouen.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Church of the Monastery and the Fryers chambers, it commeth also into the kitchin so boyling hot, that they vse no other fire to dresse their meate: and putting their breade into brasse pots without any water, it doth bake as it were in an hot ouen.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. Richard Hakluyt 1584
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The 17 we went on shoare, and in a little thing made like an ouen with stones I found many small trifles, as a small canoa made of wood, a piece of wood made like an image, a bird made of bone, beads hauing small holes in one end of them to hang about their necks, and other small things.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Centre of picture, in front of third pile, tall ouen with eyes left.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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Centre of picture, in front of third pile, tall ouen with eyes left.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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Centre of picture, in front of third pile, tall ouen with eyes left.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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Centre of picture, in front of third pile, tall ouen with eyes left.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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Seodðan he him sceaude an ouen on berni {n} de fure he warp ut of him seofe leies uwil [c] an of seolcuðre heowe þe alle weren eateliche to bi {} haldene ⁊ muchele strengre þen eani þ {in} g to þolien. ⁊ þer wið {} i {n} nen weren swiðe feole saule a {} honge.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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