Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BE-LONE'
BE-LONE', n. [Gr. βελονη, a needle.]
The gar, garfish, or sea-needle, a species of Esox. It grows to the length of two or three feet, with long, pointed jaws, the edges of which are armed with small teeth. – Encyc.
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