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patent
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an official document granting a right or privlege, esp. granting to an inventor the only right to make, use or sell his invention for a term of years
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rancid
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having a strong disagreeable smell or taste of stale oil or fat
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provisions
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a stock of needed materials or supplies, esp. a stock of food
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diverse
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differing from one another; unlike
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shallop
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a small open boat moved by oars or sails
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presently
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1) before long; after a while 2) at this present time
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squall
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a suddent violent wind often with rain or snow
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spendthrift
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one who spends wastefully
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deck
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a platform extending from side to side in a ship forming a floor
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hold
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the interior of a ship below decks, esp. the cargo deck of a ship
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