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Beldame
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| beldam or beldame (ˈbɛldəm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | archaic an old woman, esp an ugly or malicious one; hag |
| 2. | an obsolete word for grandmother |
| [C15: from bel- grand (as in grandmother), from Old French bel beautiful, from Latin bellus + dam mother, variant of | |
| beldame or beldame | |
| —n | |
| [C15: from bel- grand (as in grandmother), from Old French bel beautiful, from Latin bellus + dam mother, variant of | |
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