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Search phrase: oak-cleaving

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King LearKL III.ii.5Vaunt-curriers of oak-cleaving thunderbolts,Vaunt-curriors of Oake-cleauing Thunder-bolts,

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cleavestick, adhere
cleave the pin[archery] split the peg in the middle of a target
cleave tocling to, adhere to, obey
gallbitter substance exuded by oak-trees
oakcrown of oak leaves [awarded to a victorious soldier]
partcleave, break, tear
riftsplit, cleave, rend apart
rivesplit, rend, cleave
wedgecleave, split [as with a wedge]

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cleavewedge
cleavepart
cleaverive
cleaverift
crown of oak leavesoak
oak leaves, crown ofoak
oak treegall

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