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garter an elastic band, or a fastener suspended from a band, girdle, etc., for holding a stocking or sock in position.

gesticulate to make or use gestures, esp. with the hands and arms, as in adding nuances or force to one‘s speech, or as a substitute for speech.

Gib., Addis abbreviations for Gibraltar and Addis Ababa, respectively; refueling stops the evacuation plane made before crashing on the island.

gibber to speak or utter rapidly and incoherently; chatter unintelligibly.

Give him a fourpenny one hit him on the jaw.

Ha’porth contraction of “a halfpenny’s worth,” meaning a very small amount.

half here, considerably; very much.

head boy an honorary title given to a student who has made the best all-around contribution to student life and maintains exemplary conduct.

Home Counties the counties nearest London.

impervious not affected by something or not feeling the effects of something.

inimical hostile; unfriendly.


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