vetn.¹adj.²

Brit.

/vɛt/, U.S.

/vɛt/

Forms: 1800s–1900s vet. (with point), 1800s– vet.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: veteran n.; veteran adj.

Etymology: As noun shortened < veteran n. As adjective shortened < veteran adj.

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).

A. n.¹

A veteran, esp. a former soldier or member of another of the armed forces; = veteran n. 1, 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > veteran soldier

veteran?1504

man of service1553

campaigner1771

old moustache1828

warhorse1836

vet1848

Old Bill1915

old sweat1919

retread1941

grognard1959

1848 Sportsman Jan. 190/2 The same remark may be applied to a much younger man than the above ‘vets’, whose Spring-like qualities seem to defy old winter.

1866 Pictorial Bk. 452/2 Colonel A..took it upon himself to chide the exasperated and unfortunate ‘vet’ for using such unchristianlike language.

1904 Richmond Weekly Times-Disp. 22 June 4 All the old vets have returned from the reunion.

1926 Amer. Speech 1 369/1 The [baseball] players are, as in the army, ‘vets’ or ‘rookies’ according to the length of time they have served.

1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 144/2 The Fortune survey editors..were surprised to find nearly all the vets in favor of getting inside a big business.

1968 Listener 27 June 841/1 Columbia University, where a number of young Second World War vets..are making gestures at working for degrees.

1986 Marathon & Distance Runner June 50/2 She started as a vet at the age of 31 on the fells..becoming the first woman ever to complete the gruelling Karrimor International Mountain Marathon Elite Class in Peebles.

1991 Time 11 Feb. 77/1 About 479,000 of the nation's 3.5 million or so Vietnam vets are afflicted with serious cases [of PTSD].

2013 Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Nexis) 12 Nov. 11 Her daughter, also an Air Force veteran, said she thinks the female vets of yesteryear helped pave the way for today's military women.

B. adj.²

Designating a veteran; consisting of people who are veterans; = veteran adj. 1, 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [adjective] > veteran

veteran1548

aguerried1735

vet1889

1889 Boston Daily Globe 11 Dec. 8/5 (advt.) Work wanted by an American in an office, elevator, clothing store; any inside work which is suitable for disabled vet. soldier.

1890 F. B. Heitman Hist. Reg. U.S. Army 281 For gallantry and good con in defeating the enemy at Erie on the 15 of Aug in repelling with great slaughter the attack of the British vet army.

1936 Esquire Sept. 159/2 ‘Jesse Laskey's Broadway Booneing’ means that the vet producer is scouting plays and talent in N.Y.

1954 Billboard 17 July 70/3 It is easy to understand why some excellent vet players and some up-and-coming ones should be interested in taking part in these proceedings.

2015 M. Janette in B. M. Boyle Vietnam War ii. 70 One of the most glaring contrasts to American vet soldier narratives is the difference between the material excess of the American warchest..and the destitution of the Vietnamese troops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

vetn.²

Brit.

/vɛt/, U.S.

/vɛt/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: veterinary n.; veterinarian n.

Etymology: Partly shortened < veterinary n., and partly shortened < veterinarian n. Compare earlier vet adj.¹

Chiefly British.

1. A veterinary surgeon, a veterinarian.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > veterinary medicine and surgery > [noun] > veterinarian

veterinarian1646

leecha1656

veterinary surgeon1795

veterinary1829

vet1862

V.S.1952

1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden III. 328 A lieutenant, accompanied by the vet, did the honours of the stables.

1883 E. Pennell-Elmhirst Cream Leics. 223 A battered stud was left in the hands of the groom and the vet.

1937 J. P. Marquand Late George Apley (1940) xxi. 240 Old Bess, my pointer bitch.., is sitting here beside me creaky in her joints and I am afraid the vet will have to put her out of the way by autumn.

1953 P. G. Wodehouse Let. 18 May in Yours, Plum (1990) 181 It immediately started an affair with an orange cat from across the way and has been shipped off to the vet to be fixed.

1973 ‘J. Herriot’ Let Sleeping Vets Lie (1974) x. 96 I envied our colleagues in human medicine. When a surgical case came up they packed their patient off to a hospital but the vet just had to get his jacket off on the spot and make an operating theatre out of the farm buildings.

2015 Times of India 22 Nov. I love dogs and whenever they are sick, I look after them but if their condition worsens I tell my father to take them to the vet.

2. slang. A medical doctor. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > healer > physician > [noun]

physician?c1225

leecherc1374

practiserc1387

doctora1400

flesh-leecha1400

leechman14..

mediciner?a1425

miria1425

M.D.1425

medicine?c1450

practitioner?1543

minister1559

doc1563

artist1565

medicus1570

medicianera1578

Aesculapius1586

Dra1593

pisspot1592

medician1597

physicianer1598

medicinary1599

pisspot1600

velvet-cap1602

healer1611

Galena1616

physiner1616

clyster1621

clyster-pipe1622

hakim1623

medic1625

practicant1630

medico1647

physicker1649

physicster1689

Aesculapian1694

nim-gimmer1699

pill-monger1706

medical man1784

meester1812

medical1823

pill-gilder1824

therapeutist1830

pill1835

pill roller1843

med1851

pill-peddler1855

therapeutic1858

squirt1859

medicine man1866

pill pusher1879

therapist1886

doser1888

internist1894

pill-shooter1911

whitecoat1911

quack1919

vet1925

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 296 Vet, the, medical officer.

a1940 B. Ingster & ‘N. West’ Before the Fact in ‘N. West’ Novels & Other Writings (1997) 668 I'm running to fat as it is. Got a bad ticker. Was told to knock off my oats a bit by the vet.

1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate v. 119 ‘The vet gone?’ Gardnor said... ‘You might have a relapse.’

1975 A. Powell Hearing Distant Harmonies ii. 83 Saw my vet last week. Said he'd never inspected a fitter man of my age.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

vetadj.¹

Brit.

/vɛt/, U.S.

/vɛt/

Forms: 1800s–1900s vet. (with point), 1900s– vet.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: veterinary adj.

Etymology: Shortened < veterinary adj. (originally as a graphic abbreviation). Compare later vet n.²

= veterinary adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > veterinary medicine and surgery > [adjective]

veterinary1678

veterinarian1716

vet1803

1803 Monthly List New Publ. Apr. 16/2 Works in the press... A Compendium of the Veterinary Art, by James White, Vet. Surgeon.

1879 Sporting Gaz. 1 Nov. 1094/3 The above [sc. horses]..are open to vet. inspection prior to the sale.

1916 Swine World 1 Apr. 7/1 I don't think that..the average vet. school graduate is qualified to be called a veterinarian.

1998 E. Hess Lost & Found iii. 76 Vet techs, well trained and less expensive to employ than doctors, are frequently the workhorses in veterinarian practices.

2005 Financial Times 9 Nov. 4/5 (headline) Vet labs ‘ready for bird flu outbreak’.

2010 Advocate (Perth, Austral.) (Nexis) 13 Oct. 15 Vet nurses..are responsible for looking after the animals after the vet consult or surgery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

vetv.

Brit.

/vɛt/, U.S.

/vɛt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: vet n.²

Etymology: < vet n.²

a. transitive. To give (an animal) a veterinary examination; to subject to veterinary evaluation or treatment; spec. to assess the physical condition of (a horse) before it is raced or sold.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > veterinary medicine and surgery > practise veterinary medicine and surgery [verb (transitive)] > submit animal to veterinary treatment

vet1891

1891 ‘A. Thomas’ That Affair II. i. 11 Beau is shaky in his fore legs. I shall have him vetted before the races.

1904 Times 9 Mar. 8/1 Of the 73 stallions..only 39 came back for a second inspection after they had been ‘vetted’.

1955 J. B. Shephard Land of Tikoloshe 106 The headman..called in an African Agricultural Demonstrator to vet his horse.

a1964 C. Porter in Compl. Lyrics (1983) 225 If you goldfish is feelin' all wet, let Doctor Schmett vet your pet.

1977 Horse & Hound 14 Jan. 36/3 (advt.) Grey mare... Can be vetted or tried prior to sale.

2014 Sunday Star-Times (Auckland, N.Z.) (Nexis) 28 Dec. 8 A $180,000 deal fell through after he [sc. a horse] won a trial at Te Awamutu when a bone chip was found in his off knee while being vetted.

b. transitive. slang. To examine or treat (a person) medically. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > [verb (transitive)]

curea1398

dighta1400

doctor1738

to doctor up1741

treat1781

vet1900

1900 Westm. Gaz. 14 Apr. 2/1 ‘Where are you going this afternoon?’.. ‘Going to be vetted,’ he grunted.

1925 R. J. B. Sellar Sporting & Dramatic Yarns 14 ‘There's nothing whatever the matter with you’ said the famous specialist when he had thoroughly ‘vetted’ the middle-aged sportsman.

1955 H. Williamson Fox under my Cloak iii. xxii. 330 Now I think we'll get the doctor to vet. you.

a. transitive. British. To assess the suitability of (a person), especially for a post that requires secrecy, loyalty, or trustworthiness, to screen; to investigate or evaluate (a person), esp. with regard to personal history.

ΚΠ

1898 B. M. Croker Peggy of Bartons xiv. 101 The married people in this regiment..never entertain, or ask you to put your legs under their mahogany; but we will make a new departure. You will be having them round to ‘vet’ you.

1904 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. 270 These are our crowd... They've been vetted, an' we're putting 'em through their paces.

1938 G. Arthur Not Worth Reading viii. 110 The official in Pall Mall..who ‘vetted’ us..swallowed without a gulp some rather mendacious replies as to one's technical knowledge of the various parts of a Canadian boat.

1959 Duke of Bedford Silver-plated Spoon vi. 128 We went through an awful period while Brownie was ‘vetted’ at a series of interviews with relations, each more embarrassing than the last.

1978 G. Greene Human Factor ii. i. 63 HQ had her vetted.

1998 R. C. Crook & J. Manor Democracy & Decentralisation v. 215 The government-nominated District Election Committees did not have sufficient time to vet the candidates thoroughly after they had been nominated.

b. transitive. To examine (a thing) carefully and critically for deficiencies, errors, or inadmissibility; to check thoroughly, scrutinize.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > scrutinize [verb (transitive)] > assess conduct, suitability, etc.

sift1573

to watch a person's water1640

to put (a horse, etc.) through (its, etc.) paces1766

to check up (on) (also to check on)1911

vet1924

process1925

to check out1962

1924 H. A. Vachell Quinney's Adventures 267 Shelagh ‘vetted’ Dolan's brogue, and passed it as sound enough for an Irish-American.

1925 E. F. Norton in E. F. Norton et al. Fight for Everest: 1924 iii. vi. 338 He should have all equipment..completely ready three or four months before shipment—only thus can everything be properly ‘vetted’ and criticized.

1933 E. Partridge Slang To-day & Yesterday iii. 181 To vet a book is to revise it, whether for the author or for his publisher.

1947 E. Waugh Let. 29 May (1980) 251 The romantic castle was condemned by the architect I sent to vet it, as moribund.

1967 K. Tynan Let. 7 Jan. (1994) vi. 378 Sir Robert Saundby..has thoroughly vetted the text: I spent an afternoon with him last week going over it word by word.

2005 Shares 1 Dec. 40/1 Major Western accountancy practices usually vet the accounts, so there is some reassurance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

n.¹adj.²1848

n.²1862

adj.¹1803

v.1891

单词	vet
释义	vetn.¹adj.² Brit. /vɛt/, U.S. /vɛt/ Forms: 1800s–1900s vet. (with point), 1800s– vet. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: veteran n.; veteran adj. Etymology: As noun shortened < veteran n. As adjective shortened < veteran adj. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). A. n.¹ A veteran, esp. a former soldier or member of another of the armed forces; = veteran n. 1, 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > veteran soldier veteran?1504 man of service1553 campaigner1771 old moustache1828 warhorse1836 vet1848 Old Bill1915 old sweat1919 retread1941 grognard1959 1848 Sportsman Jan. 190/2 The same remark may be applied to a much younger man than the above ‘vets’, whose Spring-like qualities seem to defy old winter. 1866 Pictorial Bk. 452/2 Colonel A..took it upon himself to chide the exasperated and unfortunate ‘vet’ for using such unchristianlike language. 1904 Richmond Weekly Times-Disp. 22 June 4 All the old vets have returned from the reunion. 1926 Amer. Speech 1 369/1 The [baseball] players are, as in the army, ‘vets’ or ‘rookies’ according to the length of time they have served. 1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 144/2 The Fortune survey editors..were surprised to find nearly all the vets in favor of getting inside a big business. 1968 Listener 27 June 841/1 Columbia University, where a number of young Second World War vets..are making gestures at working for degrees. 1986 Marathon & Distance Runner June 50/2 She started as a vet at the age of 31 on the fells..becoming the first woman ever to complete the gruelling Karrimor International Mountain Marathon Elite Class in Peebles. 1991 Time 11 Feb. 77/1 About 479,000 of the nation's 3.5 million or so Vietnam vets are afflicted with serious cases [of PTSD]. 2013 Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Nexis) 12 Nov. 11 Her daughter, also an Air Force veteran, said she thinks the female vets of yesteryear helped pave the way for today's military women. B. adj.² Designating a veteran; consisting of people who are veterans; = veteran adj. 1, 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [adjective] > veteran veteran1548 aguerried1735 vet1889 1889 Boston Daily Globe 11 Dec. 8/5 (advt.) Work wanted by an American in an office, elevator, clothing store; any inside work which is suitable for disabled vet. soldier. 1890 F. B. Heitman Hist. Reg. U.S. Army 281 For gallantry and good con in defeating the enemy at Erie on the 15 of Aug in repelling with great slaughter the attack of the British vet army. 1936 Esquire Sept. 159/2 ‘Jesse Laskey's Broadway Booneing’ means that the vet producer is scouting plays and talent in N.Y. 1954 Billboard 17 July 70/3 It is easy to understand why some excellent vet players and some up-and-coming ones should be interested in taking part in these proceedings. 2015 M. Janette in B. M. Boyle Vietnam War ii. 70 One of the most glaring contrasts to American vet soldier narratives is the difference between the material excess of the American warchest..and the destitution of the Vietnamese troops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). vetn.² Brit. /vɛt/, U.S. /vɛt/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: veterinary n.; veterinarian n. Etymology: Partly shortened < veterinary n., and partly shortened < veterinarian n. Compare earlier vet adj.¹ Chiefly British. 1. A veterinary surgeon, a veterinarian. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > veterinary medicine and surgery > [noun] > veterinarian veterinarian1646 leecha1656 veterinary surgeon1795 veterinary1829 vet1862 V.S.1952 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden III. 328 A lieutenant, accompanied by the vet, did the honours of the stables. 1883 E. Pennell-Elmhirst Cream Leics. 223 A battered stud was left in the hands of the groom and the vet. 1937 J. P. Marquand Late George Apley (1940) xxi. 240 Old Bess, my pointer bitch.., is sitting here beside me creaky in her joints and I am afraid the vet will have to put her out of the way by autumn. 1953 P. G. Wodehouse Let. 18 May in Yours, Plum (1990) 181 It immediately started an affair with an orange cat from across the way and has been shipped off to the vet to be fixed. 1973 ‘J. Herriot’ Let Sleeping Vets Lie (1974) x. 96 I envied our colleagues in human medicine. When a surgical case came up they packed their patient off to a hospital but the vet just had to get his jacket off on the spot and make an operating theatre out of the farm buildings. 2015 Times of India 22 Nov. I love dogs and whenever they are sick, I look after them but if their condition worsens I tell my father to take them to the vet. 2. slang. A medical doctor. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > physician > [noun] physician?c1225 leecherc1374 practiserc1387 doctora1400 flesh-leecha1400 leechman14.. mediciner?a1425 miria1425 M.D.1425 medicine?c1450 practitioner?1543 minister1559 doc1563 artist1565 medicus1570 medicianera1578 Aesculapius1586 Dra1593 pisspot1592 medician1597 physicianer1598 medicinary1599 pisspot1600 velvet-cap1602 healer1611 Galena1616 physiner1616 clyster1621 clyster-pipe1622 hakim1623 medic1625 practicant1630 medico1647 physicker1649 physicster1689 Aesculapian1694 nim-gimmer1699 pill-monger1706 medical man1784 meester1812 medical1823 pill-gilder1824 therapeutist1830 pill1835 pill roller1843 med1851 pill-peddler1855 therapeutic1858 squirt1859 medicine man1866 pill pusher1879 therapist1886 doser1888 internist1894 pill-shooter1911 whitecoat1911 quack1919 vet1925 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 296 Vet, the, medical officer. a1940 B. Ingster & ‘N. West’ Before the Fact in ‘N. West’ Novels & Other Writings (1997) 668 I'm running to fat as it is. Got a bad ticker. Was told to knock off my oats a bit by the vet. 1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate v. 119 ‘The vet gone?’ Gardnor said... ‘You might have a relapse.’ 1975 A. Powell Hearing Distant Harmonies ii. 83 Saw my vet last week. Said he'd never inspected a fitter man of my age. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). vetadj.¹ Brit. /vɛt/, U.S. /vɛt/ Forms: 1800s–1900s vet. (with point), 1900s– vet. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: veterinary adj. Etymology: Shortened < veterinary adj. (originally as a graphic abbreviation). Compare later vet n.² = veterinary adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > veterinary medicine and surgery > [adjective] veterinary1678 veterinarian1716 vet1803 1803 Monthly List New Publ. Apr. 16/2 Works in the press... A Compendium of the Veterinary Art, by James White, Vet. Surgeon. 1879 Sporting Gaz. 1 Nov. 1094/3 The above [sc. horses]..are open to vet. inspection prior to the sale. 1916 Swine World 1 Apr. 7/1 I don't think that..the average vet. school graduate is qualified to be called a veterinarian. 1998 E. Hess Lost & Found iii. 76 Vet techs, well trained and less expensive to employ than doctors, are frequently the workhorses in veterinarian practices. 2005 Financial Times 9 Nov. 4/5 (headline) Vet labs ‘ready for bird flu outbreak’. 2010 Advocate (Perth, Austral.) (Nexis) 13 Oct. 15 Vet nurses..are responsible for looking after the animals after the vet consult or surgery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). vetv. Brit. /vɛt/, U.S. /vɛt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: vet n.² Etymology: < vet n.² 1. a. transitive. To give (an animal) a veterinary examination; to subject to veterinary evaluation or treatment; spec. to assess the physical condition of (a horse) before it is raced or sold. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > veterinary medicine and surgery > practise veterinary medicine and surgery [verb (transitive)] > submit animal to veterinary treatment vet1891 1891 ‘A. Thomas’ That Affair II. i. 11 Beau is shaky in his fore legs. I shall have him vetted before the races. 1904 Times 9 Mar. 8/1 Of the 73 stallions..only 39 came back for a second inspection after they had been ‘vetted’. 1955 J. B. Shephard Land of Tikoloshe 106 The headman..called in an African Agricultural Demonstrator to vet his horse. a1964 C. Porter in Compl. Lyrics (1983) 225 If you goldfish is feelin' all wet, let Doctor Schmett vet your pet. 1977 Horse & Hound 14 Jan. 36/3 (advt.) Grey mare... Can be vetted or tried prior to sale. 2014 Sunday Star-Times (Auckland, N.Z.) (Nexis) 28 Dec. 8 A $180,000 deal fell through after he [sc. a horse] won a trial at Te Awamutu when a bone chip was found in his off knee while being vetted. b. transitive. slang. To examine or treat (a person) medically. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > [verb (transitive)] curea1398 dighta1400 doctor1738 to doctor up1741 treat1781 vet1900 1900 Westm. Gaz. 14 Apr. 2/1 ‘Where are you going this afternoon?’.. ‘Going to be vetted,’ he grunted. 1925 R. J. B. Sellar Sporting & Dramatic Yarns 14 ‘There's nothing whatever the matter with you’ said the famous specialist when he had thoroughly ‘vetted’ the middle-aged sportsman. 1955 H. Williamson Fox under my Cloak iii. xxii. 330 Now I think we'll get the doctor to vet. you. 2. a. transitive. British. To assess the suitability of (a person), especially for a post that requires secrecy, loyalty, or trustworthiness, to screen; to investigate or evaluate (a person), esp. with regard to personal history. ΚΠ 1898 B. M. Croker Peggy of Bartons xiv. 101 The married people in this regiment..never entertain, or ask you to put your legs under their mahogany; but we will make a new departure. You will be having them round to ‘vet’ you. 1904 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. 270 These are our crowd... They've been vetted, an' we're putting 'em through their paces. 1938 G. Arthur Not Worth Reading viii. 110 The official in Pall Mall..who ‘vetted’ us..swallowed without a gulp some rather mendacious replies as to one's technical knowledge of the various parts of a Canadian boat. 1959 Duke of Bedford Silver-plated Spoon vi. 128 We went through an awful period while Brownie was ‘vetted’ at a series of interviews with relations, each more embarrassing than the last. 1978 G. Greene Human Factor ii. i. 63 HQ had her vetted. 1998 R. C. Crook & J. Manor Democracy & Decentralisation v. 215 The government-nominated District Election Committees did not have sufficient time to vet the candidates thoroughly after they had been nominated. b. transitive. To examine (a thing) carefully and critically for deficiencies, errors, or inadmissibility; to check thoroughly, scrutinize. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > scrutinize [verb (transitive)] > assess conduct, suitability, etc. sift1573 to watch a person's water1640 to put (a horse, etc.) through (its, etc.) paces1766 to check up (on) (also to check on)1911 vet1924 process1925 to check out1962 1924 H. A. Vachell Quinney's Adventures 267 Shelagh ‘vetted’ Dolan's brogue, and passed it as sound enough for an Irish-American. 1925 E. F. Norton in E. F. Norton et al. Fight for Everest: 1924 iii. vi. 338 He should have all equipment..completely ready three or four months before shipment—only thus can everything be properly ‘vetted’ and criticized. 1933 E. Partridge Slang To-day & Yesterday iii. 181 To vet a book is to revise it, whether for the author or for his publisher. 1947 E. Waugh Let. 29 May (1980) 251 The romantic castle was condemned by the architect I sent to vet it, as moribund. 1967 K. Tynan Let. 7 Jan. (1994) vi. 378 Sir Robert Saundby..has thoroughly vetted the text: I spent an afternoon with him last week going over it word by word. 2005 Shares 1 Dec. 40/1 Major Western accountancy practices usually vet the accounts, so there is some reassurance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹adj.²1848n.²1862adj.¹1803v.1891
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