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Meaning of old
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old
n  1: Open country.
 2: Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
 till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an
 old age; an old horse; an old tree.
 3: Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
 existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
 4: Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
 original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
 5: Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
 having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the age of a
 person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries
 old.
 6: Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
 an old offender; old in vice.
 7: Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
 new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
 8: Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
 as, old shoes; old clothes.
 9: More than enough; abundant.
 10: Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
 other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly as a term of
 reproach.
 11: Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
 old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
 12: Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
 familiarity.