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1931, from water (n.1) + ski (n.). As a verb from 1953.

affectionate, dialectal, or colloquial spelling of love (noun and verb), attested from 1825.

1778, past-participle adjective from verb supersaturate (1756), from super- + saturate (v.).

"a torn place, a split or opening made by tearing," 1660s, from rend (v.). Rent (1530s), from the alternative form of the verb, or from past tense of the verb, was more usual as a noun, but it tended to be confused with the other noun rent.

wank (n.)

"act of (male) masturbation," 1948, slang. As a verb, from 1950. Related: Wanked; wanking.

child-proof (adj.)

1933, from child (n.) + proof (n.). As a verb by 1951.

foretaste (n.)

early 15c., from fore- + taste (n.). As a verb, from mid-15c.

audiotape (n.)

1957, from audio- + tape (n.). As a verb by 1974. Related: Audio-taped.

drib (n.)

"drop," c. 1730, Scottish, perhaps from dribble or from obsolete verb drib (1520s).

time-stamp (n.)

1888, from time (n.) + stamp (n.). As a verb by 1906. Related: Time-stamped.

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