a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding
the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel
A disappearing or absconding after losing a bet.
run off without paying a debt
To abscond or run away, especially to avoid paying money or debts.
Rising, of an animal.
The countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire).