ACTON
\ˈaktən], \ˈaktən], \ˈa_k_t_ə_n]\
Definitions of ACTON
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- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
- 1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
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ak'tun, n. a stuffed leather jacket which used to be worn under a coat of mail. [O. Fr. auqueton, through Sp. from Ar. al-q[=u]tun.]
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