behead

Example Sentences

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Behead something belonging to flowers, and leave a coin.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated by Dodge, Mary Mapes

Behead to touch, and leave a kind of fish.

From St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 by Various

Behead a sharp-pointed weapon, and leave a fruit.

From St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 by Various

Behead again, and all at once invisible am I; You can not grasp me, yet without me you would surely die.

From Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

Behead an article of food, and leave a kind of tree.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated by Dodge, Mary Mapes