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"Section F, G and H"


When fair words and good counsel will not
prevail on us, we must be frighted into our duty.
L'
Estrange.


9. Distinct; legible; as, fair
handwriting.


10. Free from any marked characteristic;
average; middling; so-so; as, a fair specimen.


The news is very fair and good, my
lord.
Shak.


Fair ball. (Baseball) (a)
A ball passing over the home base at the height called for by the
batsman, and delivered by the pitcher while wholly within the lines
of his position and facing the batsman.
(b)
A batted ball that falls inside the foul lines; -- called also a
fair hit.
-- Fair maid.
(Zoöl.) (a) The European pilchard
(Clupea pilchardus) when dried.
(b)
The southern scup (Stenotomus Gardeni). [Virginia] --
Fair one, a handsome woman; a beauty, --
Fair play, equitable or impartial treatment; a
fair or equal chance; justice.


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