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Zeal, n.
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A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. A passion that goeth before a sprawl.
[When Zeal sought Gratitude for his reward]
When Zeal sought Gratitude for his rewardHe went away exclaiming: “O my Lord!”
“What do you want?” the Lord asked, bending down.
“An ointment for my cracked and bleeding crown.”
Jum Coople.
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Zigzag, v. t.
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To move forward uncertainly, from side to side, as one carrying the white man's burden. (From zed, z, and jag, an Icelandic word of unknown meaning.)
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[He zedjagged so uncomen wyde]
He zedjagged so uncomen wydeThet non coude pas on eyder syde;
So, to com saufly thruh, I been
Constreynet for to doodge betwene.
Munwele.
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