† slaystern.
Obsolete. rare.
A female slayer.
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a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Tobit iii. 9 See wee no more of thee sone or doȝter vp on erthe, thou sleeresse [v.r. sleestere] of thi men.
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n.a1382- to mount the pitch
- to mount the trenches
- to mount the white feather
- to mount to a pitch
- to mount to etc pitch
- to mount to one's pitch
- to mount to the pitch
- to moup and mell
- to mourn in mood
- to mourn of the chine
- to pull stripes
- to pull take a rabbit out of a hat
- to pull the chestnuts out of the fire
- to pull the devil by the tail
- to pull the feathers off
- to pull the feathers off a person's fame
- to pull the labouring oar
- to pull the lever
- to pull the long bow
- to pull the or one's pud
- to pull the pin
- to pull the pin on
- to pull the plug
- to pull the ropes
- to pull the rug from under