Hastings

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Webster's Dictionary [1]

(v.) Early fruit or vegetables; especially, early pease.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]

A popular holiday and health resort in Sussex; occupies a fine situation on the coast, with lofty cliffs behind, 33 m. E. of Brighton; has a splendid esplanade 3 m. long, parks, public gardens, &c., and ruins of a castle.

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