The act by which somebody is forsaken; an abandonment.
verb
present participle of forsake
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
frankalmoigne
frankalmoigne
noun
A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms.
frankewing
franking
franking
noun
(Australia, finance, uncountable) A corporate tax system in which some or all of the tax paid by a company may be attributed, or imputed, to the shareholders by way of a tax credit to reduce the income tax payable on a distribution.
(countable) A device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced.
verb
present participle of frank
frankmarriage
frankmarriage
noun
Alternative form of frank-marriage
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
(music, chiefly lutherie) A thin strip of wood kerfed to allow easy bending and then glued inside the body of a string instrument along the rim between its two abutting sides to reinforce the joint.
verb
present participle of kerf
kingcraft
kingcraft
noun
The skills needed to rule effectively as a king.
kingfisher
kingfisher
noun
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
kingfishers
kingfishers
noun
plural of kingfisher
kingsford
klagenfurt
klangfarbe
kopfring
markgenossenschaft
nonforeknowledge
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
prefranking
safebreaking
safebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a safe.
safecracking
safecracking
noun
The act of defeating the security mechanisms of a safe or vault to gain access to its contents.
shrinkageproof
smokefarthings
strifemaking
trafficking
trafficking
noun
(biochemistry) The movement of an enzyme (or other protein) through tissue.
Clipping of arms trafficking: the smuggling of illegal arms.
Clipping of drug trafficking: the distribution of illegal drugs.