r.w.a. feller
ər noun
Robert William Andrew ( "Bob"; "Bullet Bob" ) born 1918, U.S. baseball player.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that fells |
| 2. | an attachment on a sewing machine for felling seams |
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R.w.a. feller
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| feller2 (ˈfɛlə) | |
| —n | |
| a nonstandard variant of fellow | |
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fell
O.E. fællan, (Mercian) fyllan (W.Saxon) "make fall," also "demolish, kill," from P.Gmc. *fallijanan (cf. O.N. fella, Du. fellen, O.H.G. fellan), causative of *fallan (O.E. feallan, see fall (v.)), showing i-mutation. Related: Felled; feller; felling.
fell
late 13c., from O.Fr. fel "cruel, fierce," from M.L. fello "villain" (see felon). Phrase at one fell swoop is from "Macbeth."
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