The seventh Xhosa war (1846-1847), which began with the theft of an axe.

In order to try to prevent the risk of a particular thing happening.

(idiomatic) To hate vehemently; to really despise.

present participle of bud off

simple past tense and past participle of bud off

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bud off

Of a bud, to split from its parent and form a new plant, etc.; of a plant, to have a bud split off and form a new plant.

(UK politics, historical) A period during 1978–79 in the United Kingdom, when the Labour Party's efforts to control inflation led to widespread strikes by public-sector trade unions demanding larger pay rises.

(simile, informal) Extremely dark; pitch-black.

Synonym of sternal angle