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elder

/ˈɛldɚ/ noun C2
  1. A cow's udder, especially used as food.
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This prospect of fresh festivity redoubled the hilarity of the guests to such a degree, that the elder Dantès, who, at the commencement of the repast, had commented upon the silence that prevailed, now found it difficult, amid the general din of voices, to obtain a moment’s tranquillity in which to drink to the health and prosperity of the bride and bridegroom.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 28 · C1
“With what?” inquired the elder Dantès.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 35 · C1
I have had ten or twelve sailors under me, and if you question them, they will tell you that they love and respect me, not as a father, for I am too young, but as an elder brother.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 63 · C1
The elder prisoner pondered the matter.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 142 · C1

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