waterish
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They seldom cut deeper than the epidermis, by which means they give passage to those sharp waterish humors that lie between the two skins, and cause inflammations.
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The Blood—and the cold cup was in my hand, Cold as an axe-heft washed with waterish red.
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The day being fine, or at least fair—for soft clouds curtained the sun, and a dim but not chill or waterish haze slept blue on the hills—Caroline, while Shirley was engaged with her callers, had persuaded Mrs. Pryor to assume her bonnet and summer shawl, and to take a walk with her up towards the narrow end of the Hollow.
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Pumpions: Set seedes with your finger, a finger deepe, late in March, and so soone as they appeare, euery night if you doubt frost, couer them, and water them continually out of a water-pot: they be very tender, their fruit is great and waterish.
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Some thinke the Hasell would haue a chanily rocke, and the sallow, and eller a waterish marish.
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