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size, sighs.
scene, seen.
seize, seas, sees.
sold, soled (_both inflected_).
sword, soared.
sort, sought.
span (_length_), span (fr. _spin_).
spoke (_of wheel_), spoke (fr. _speak_).
stole (_s._), stole (fr. _steal_).
stove (_s._), stove (fr. _stave_).
tide, tied.
tax, tacks (_various_).
tact, tacked.
tease, teas, tees.
toad, towed, toed.
told, tolled.
tract, tracked.
trust, trussed.
chaste, chased (_various_).
choose, chews.
throne, thrown.
through, threw.
wild, wiled.
wind (_roll_), whined.
wax, whacks.
wade, weighed.
weld, welled.
word, whirred.
wilt (_wither_), wilt (fr. _will_).
ward, warred.
wont, won't.
warn, worn.
VIII. 'FALSE h.o.m.oPHONES' [SEE P. 4], DOUBTFUL DOUBLETS, &C.
beam, beam (_of light_).
bit (_horse_), bit (_piece_), bit (fr. _bite_).
brace, brace.
diet, diet.
deck (_cover_), deck (_adorn_).
deal (_various_).
dram (_drink_), drachm.
drone (_insect_), drone (_sound_).
jest, gest (_romance, and obs. senses_).
jib (_sail_), jib (_of horses_).
fine (_adj., v. senses_), fine (_mulct_).
flower, flour.
fleet (_s._), fleet (_adj._), Fleet (_stream_).
grain (_corn_), grain (_fibre_).
indite, indict.
incense (_v. =cense_), incense (_incite_).
kind (_adj._), kind (_s._).
canvas, canva.s.s.
cuff (_sleeve_), cuff (_strife_).
cousin, cozen.
cord, chord (_music_).
coin, coign.
cotton (_s._), cotton (_v._).
crank (_s._), crank (_adj._).
quaver (_v._), quaver (_music_).
levy, levee.
litter (_brood_), litter (_straw_).
mantle (_cloak_), mantle (_shelf_).
mess (_confusion_), mess (_table_).
mussel, muscle.
nail (_unguis_), nail (_clavus_).
patent (_open_), patent (_monopoly_).
pommel (_s._), pummel (_v._).
refrain (_v._), refrain (_s., in verse_).
retort (_reply_), retort (_chemical vessel_).
second (_number_), second (_of time_).
squall (_v._), squall (_a gale_).
slab (_s._), slab (_adj._).
smart (_s. and v., sting_), smart (_adj._).
stave (_of barrel_), stave (_of music_), [_stave in (v.)_].
stick (_s._), stick (_v._).
stock (_stone_), stock (_in trade_), &c.
strut (_a support_), strut (_to walk_).
share (_division_), share (_plough_).
sheet (_sail and clew_), sheet (_-anchor_).
shear (_clip_), sheer (_clear_), sheer off (_deviate_).
tack (_various_), tack (_naut._).
ton, tun.
wage (_earnings_), wage (_of war_).
IX. THE FOLLOWING WORDS WERE NOT ADMITTED INTO THE MAIN CLa.s.s CHIEFLY ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR UNIMPORTANCE.
ah! are.
a.r.s.e, a.s.s.
ask, aske (_newt_) ayah, ire.
bah! bar, baa.
barb, barb (_horse_).
bask, basque.
barn, barne = bairn.
budge, budge (_stuff_).
buff, buff.
buffer, buffer.
berg, burgh (_suffixes_).
