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otaheite
noun 2name 1adj 1
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4ADJ.
fast
VERB + OTAHEITE
eating, talking
OTAHEITE + NOUN
goldsmith, princes
ADV.
nearly
Definitions
name
1
Tahiti.
The custom of eating dogs at Otaheite being mentioned, Goldsmith observed, that this was also a custom in China […].
adj
1
Tahitian.
...and two Otaheite princes, nearly seven feet, swathed in white calico, with naked arms and legs, would stand on each side, holding a laurel crown over the heads of the fair cherubs, with a massive club in their right hands, threatening destruction to all who approached.
noun
1
The Tahitian language.
I found Omai seated on the Great Chair, and my Brother next to him, and talking Otaheite as fast as possible.
2
A Tahitian.
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The custom of eating dogs at Otaheite being mentioned, Goldsmith observed, that this was also a custom in China […].
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...and two Otaheite princes, nearly seven feet, swathed in white calico, with naked arms and legs, would stand on each side, holding a laurel crown over the heads of the fair cherubs, with a massive c
Wiktionary03
I found Omai seated on the Great Chair, and my Brother next to him, and talking Otaheite as fast as possible.
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