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made.

      mist, missed.

      mode, mowed.

      moan, mown.

      new, knew, &c.

      nose, knows, noes.

      aught (a whit), ought (fr. owe).

      pact, packed.

      paste, paced.

      pervade, purveyed.

      pyx, picks.

      please, pleas.

      pause, paws, pores.

      pride, pried [bis].

      prize, pries.

      praise, prays, preys.

      rouse, rows.

      rasher (bacon), rasher (fr. rash).

      raid, rayed.

      red, read (p. of to read).

      rex, wrecks, recks.

      road, rode, rowed.

      rote, wrote.

      rove (v. of rover), rove (fr. reeve).

      rose, rows (var.), roes (var.), rose (v.).

      ruse, rues (fr. rue).

      side, sighed.

      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 homophones' [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, canvass.

      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).

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