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In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
A bad mood; spitefulness.
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(RQ:Shakespeare Venus and Adonis)
Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.
(RQ:Pope Rape of the Lock)
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A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.
(RQ:Shakespeare Twelfth Night)
To dislike.
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