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Sexton
Sexton Sex"ton, n. [OE. sextein, contr. fr. sacristan.] An under officer of a church, whose business is to take care of the church building and the vessels, vestments, etc., belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the church, such as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc. Sexton beetle (Zo["o]l.), a burying beetle.
sexton beetle
Necrophore Nec"ro*phore, n. [Gr. ? a dead body + ? to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle.
Sexton beetle
Sexton Sex"ton, n. [OE. sextein, contr. fr. sacristan.] An under officer of a church, whose business is to take care of the church building and the vessels, vestments, etc., belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the church, such as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc. Sexton beetle (Zo["o]l.), a burying beetle.
sexton beetle
Carrion Car"ri*on, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. A prey for carrion kites. --Shak. Carrion beetle (Zo["o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; -- also called sexton beetle and burying beetle. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphid[ae]. Carrion buzzard (Zo["o]l.), a South American bird of several species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and Polyborus), which act as scavengers. See Caracara. Carrion crow, the common European crow (Corvus corone) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.
Sextonry
Sextonry Sex"ton*ry, n. Sextonship. [Obs.] --Ld. Bernes.
Sextonship
Sextonship Sex"ton*ship, n. The office of a sexton. --Swift.

Meaning of Exton from wikipedia

- Exton may refer to: Exton (surname) Exton, Somerset, UK Exton, Devon, UK Exton railway station, in Exton, Devon, England Exton, Hampshire, UK Exton, Rutland...
- census. The Exton Square Mall and Main Street at Exton are both located within Exton along with several other shopping centers, making Exton the major shopping...
- ended the relationship and returned to Exton upon learning that Exton was pregnant with their son Matthew Exton Reeve, who was born on December 20, 1979...
- Exton is a surname, and may refer to: Clive Exton (1930–2007), British television and film screenwriter Harold Exton, mathematician Hugh Exton (1864–1955)...
- little disc of baked dough with "Exton" stamped across the face of it was discussed by Rotarian Adam Exton, of the Exton Cracker Company, at the w****ly...
- Clive Exton (11 April 1930 – 16 August 2007) was a British television and film screenwriter who wrote scripts for the series Poirot, Jeeves and Wooster...
- Baron Harington of Exton was a title in the Peerage of England, created on 21 July 1603 for John Harington (d. 1613) of Exton Hall, Rutland. It became...
- Exton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Exton and Horn, in the county of Rutland, England. The po****tion of the parish was 607...
- John Exton may refer to: John Exton (lawyer) (c. 1600–c. 1665), English admiralty lawyer John Exton (composer) (1933–2009), British composer of classical...
- Matthew Exton Reeve (born 20 December 1979) is a British producer, director, screenwriter, and activist. Born in London, he is the elder son of actor...