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firs, and furs.

      feed (s. and v.), fee'd.

      flatter (v.), flatter (adj.).

      phlox, flocks.

      phrase, frays.

      guise, guys (plu.).

      gaud, gored.

      gauze, gores.

      guest, guessed.

      glose, glows.

      ground (s.), ground (fr. grind).

      graze, greys.

      greaves, grieves.

      groan, grown.

      grocer, grosser.

      hire, higher.

      herd, heard.

      hist, hissed.

      hose, hoes.

      hawse (naut.), haws, &c.

      eaves, eves.

      use (v.), ewes, yews.

      candid, candied.

      clove (s.), clove (fr. cleave).

      clause, claws.

      cold, coaled.

      courser, coarser.

      court, caught.

      cause, cores, caws.

      coir, coyer (fr. coy).

      crew (s.), crew (fr. crow).

      quartz, quarts.

      lighter (s.), lighter (fr. light, adj.).

      lax, lacks, &c.

      lapse, laps, &c.

      lade (v.), laid.

      lane, lain.

      lead (mineral), led.

      left (adj.), left (fr. leave).

      Lent, leant, lent (fr. lend).

      least, leased.

      lees (of wine), leas, &c.

      lynx, links.

      mind, mined.

      madder (plant), madder (fr. mad).

      mustard, mustered.

      maid, 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