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Evil; wicked; bad. |
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Same as Mail, a bag. |
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Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates
young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by
which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs. |
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Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing
fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts
of plants, which bear them. |
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Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of
a male; masculine; as, male courage. |
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Consisting of males; as, a male choir. |
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Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the
female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for
gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc. |
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An animal of the male sex. |
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A plant bearing only staminate flowers. |
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