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* Oxford University: ''Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition''. Oxford University Press (2004).

...dogs would follow the scent; and the horses would follow the dogs.<ref> ''Oxford English Dictionary'' s.v. "red herring"</ref>

...of deliberately attempting to effect changes in society. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the phrase arose with this meaning at the end of the 19th century.

...plosive device to derive its destructive power from, as defined by the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', "the rapid release of energy by fission of heavy atomic nuclei".<ref>O

* Oxford University: ''Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition''. Oxford University Press (2004).

...Nevertheless, a nation is often conceived of in terms of a [[state]],<ref>Oxford English Dictionary</ref> and implied [[sovereign state|sovereignty]]; all the members of the [

* Simpson, J. A.; & Weiner, E. S. C. (Eds.). (1989). ''Oxford English dictionary''. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

...[[Dicing|diced]] or [[Mincing|minced]].<ref name="Collins" /><ref>Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition</ref>

.../www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/95568|title="Information"|publisher=Oxford English Dictionary}} </ref> defines it as:

...}}</ref> However, in an article written for Byte Magazine about the myth, Oxford English Dictionary Editor Fred Shapiro notes that the OED details the appearance of the word "

...a special word (such as "[[hogmanay]]" in [[Scots language|Scots]]).<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'', "hogmanay".</ref>

...the best known.<ref>This section relies primarily on scholars from the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''. See ''Askoxford.com - ask the experts'': '[http://www.askoxford.com/as

...w'' also meant a wooden supporting frame used in small mining tunnels (see Oxford English Dictionary).

...who summons (convenes) a meeting, the convener may take the chair. The [[Oxford English Dictionary]] (2nd edition 1989) offers this citation: 1833 Act 3-4 Will. IV, c. 46 §4

...ous story, a fable, a cock-and-bull story".<ref>The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, Volume 1, A–0, Oxford, England, 26th U.S. printing, July 1987, page 330,

...ay refer to a specific system once operated by the British post office<ref>Oxford English Dictionary (online)</ref>, originally known as [[National Giro]] and, confusingly, was

...006, now Ask.com), and is now a generic term in dictionaries such as the [[Oxford English Dictionary]].

A '''hobby''' is defined by the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' as "an activity done regularly for pleasure". Any such activity may be

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* Oxford University: ''Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition''. Oxford University Press (2004).