STATEMENT
NOUNS
► AFFIRMANCE an affirming; a statement; an assertion, a strong declaration → 1399
► AFFIRMANT a person who affirms something; a person who makes a statement or declaration → 1567
► QUIDE a statement, saying, speech → c888 obs.
► SAID-SO a statement previously made → 1864 Eng. dial.
VERBS
► CHEW ONE’S TOBACCO to make a statement; to deliver a homily or a rustically philosophical opinion → 20C Amer. arch.
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