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own

/oʊn/ noun C2
  1. A crushing insult.

Plural owns

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Of a branch of a plane, with a knife of my own,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 16 · C1
So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 1 · B2
“Come, there’s no use in crying like that!” said Alice to herself, rather sharply; “I advise you to leave off this minute!” She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes; and once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 7 · B2
“They must go by the carrier,” she thought; “and how funny it’ll seem, sending presents to one’s own feet!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 9 · B2

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