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Defining dialect

Which is the correct definition for the following words?

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strigil

a) A pot for mixing medicinal potions. b) A seven-day spell of prayers and fasting. c) A tool for scraping sweat from a Roman

gladiator.

wuther

a) A distant relation b) A promiscuou­s young person: ‘You wuther’. c) When wind blows forcefully with a roaring sound.

laving

a) To create a low fence with thin

branches. b) To skim off the top layer of a cesspit. c) To wash or bathe.

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