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RESCAT
Res"cat (rs"kt), v. t. Etym: [Sp. rescattar.]
Definition: To ransom; to release; to rescue. [Obs.] Howell.
Res"cat, n. Etym: [Sp. rescate.]
Definition: Ransom; release. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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