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  • 101guard — I. noun Etymology: Middle English garde, from Anglo French garde, guarde, warde, from garder, guarder, warder, to guard, defend, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wartēn to watch, take care more at ward Date: 15th century 1. one… …

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  • 102Guard (American football) — The positioning of the offensive guards in an offensive formation. In American and Canadian football, a guard (G) is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team. The guard s job is to protect …

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  • 103Guard (Guardians of Time) — The Guardians of Time (known also as The Guard) is a society dedicated to preserving history against the attempts of the Order of Chaos to alter it. It is headed by a sexless immortal called Lorian, who is backed by a Tribunal of nine members,… …

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  • 104Guard Corps (Haganah) — The Guard Corps ( he. חיל המשמר, Heil HaMishmar , abbr. חי ם, HIM), also Guard Force, was the stationary military unit of the Haganah, a Jewish paramilitary organization in Mandatory Palestine. It was responsible for guarding the Jewish villages… …

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  • 105Guard —    1) Heb. tabbah (properly a cook, and in a secondary sense executioner, because this office fell to the lot of the cook in Eastern countries), the bodyguard of the kings of Egypt (Gen. 37:36) and Babylon (2 Kings 25:8; Jer. 40:1; Dan. 2:14).… …

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  • 106Guard — This unusual name is an occupational surname for a watchman or guard. Derived from the pre 9th century old French word garde , meaning to watch, or protect, it was introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. From there on it was… …

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  • 107guard — v 1. protect, watch over, stand guard over, police, secure, defend; shield, shelter, screen, cover, cloak; preserve, save, conserve; escort, conduct, convoy, ride shotgun. 2. supervise, hold watch, keep under surveillance; control, keep under… …

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  • 108guard dog — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms guard dog : singular guard dog plural guard dogs a dog trained to guard property or people …

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  • 109guard's van — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms guard s van : singular guard s van plural guard s vans British the part of a train in which the guard travels, usually at the back …

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  • 110guard —   Kia i, mea kia i.   Also: māka i, maka ina, pale, kūka awe, ho opālama;    ♦ rear guard, hunapa a;    ♦ king s guard, apo hao.    ♦ To stand guard, kū uwaki.    ♦ Citizens guard, pū ali kia i māka i …

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