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Battle-ground

June 25, 2015September 5, 2017 adindragonsbloom hyphen, word
  • 06.084 above the battle-ground.

“Battleground” in its OED entry, it is hyphenated in some of the examples.

“battleground, n.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2017. Web. 5 September 2017.

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Battering-ram

June 25, 2015September 5, 2017 adindragonsbloom hyphen, word
  • 12.101 like the crash of battering-rams made of forest oaks

Hyphenated exactly thus in OED.

“battering-ram, n.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2017. Web. 5 September 2017.

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Bat-wing

June 25, 2015September 5, 2017 adindragonsbloom hyphen, word
  • 05.070 a bit of bat-wing,

It is hyphenated just so in the OED  entry under “bat”.

“bat, n.1.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2017. Web. 5 September 2017.

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Bat-cloud

June 25, 2015September 5, 2017 adindragonsbloom hyphen, JRRT, word
  • 17.046 but the bat-cloud came,

This one is unique – no entry in OED by any spelling.

 

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Twice-baked

June 25, 2015September 21, 2017 lfsaldenbirch 10K, food, hyphen, word

Mother’s twice-baked potatoes were done with butter, cheddar, milk, and a sprinkle of cayenne for color.

  • 07.126 and twice-baked cakes that would keep good a long time,

Hyphenated in OED.

“twice, adv. (n. and adj.).” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/208027. Accessed 21 September 2017.

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Two-handed

June 25, 2015September 21, 2017 lfsaldenbirch 10K, hyphen, word
  • 12.096 two-handed,
  • 17.031 in battle they wielded heavy two-handed mattocks;

Hyphenated in OED.

“ˈtwo-ˈhanded, adj.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/208232. Accessed 21 September 2017.

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Barrel-rider

June 25, 2015September 5, 2017 adindragonsbloom hyphen, JRRT, word
  • 12.056 and I am Barrel-rider,’
  • 12.060 O Barrel-rider!’
  • 12.062 Thief Barrel-rider.
  • 12.087 about Barrel-rider;
  • 12.103 Barrel-rider!’

It is a moniker unique to JRRT, but a name, so we will treat it carefully.

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Two-handled

June 25, 2015September 21, 2017 lfsaldenbirch 10K, hyphen, word
  • 12.016 He grasped a great two-handled cup,

Hyphenated in its sub-entry in OED.

“two, adj., n., and adv.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/208220. Accessed 21 September 2017.

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Two-legs

June 25, 2015September 21, 2017 lfsaldenbirch 10K, hyphen, JRRT, word
  • 05.053 two-legs sat near on three-legs,

No such word in OED.

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Barn-owl

June 25, 2015September 5, 2017 adindragonsbloom hyphen, word
  • 02.041 hoot twice like a barn-owl

Not hyphenated in its OED headword under “barn”, but it is in the examples.

“barn, n.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2017. Web. 5 September 2017.

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