weed

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WEED, Calif. — A fast-moving fire in Northern California destroyed multiple homes Friday and forced thousands of residents to leave immediately, jamming roadways at the start of a sweltering Labor Day weekend.

From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2022

The same day she had learned, at different times, the words: hOUSE, WEED, DUST, SWING, MOLASSES, FAST, SLOW, MAPLE-SUGAR and COUNTER, and she had not forgotten one of these last.

From The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy by Macy, John Albert

DYER'S WEED, or WELD.—The most usual plant from which the yellow dye is extracted.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William

"I mean," rejoined THURLOW, "that his name, T. WEED, is identical with one that erstwhile loomed largest in the sovereignty of the State of New-York."

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 03, April 16, 1870 by Various