Estuation

Estuation
Estuation Es`tu*a"tion, n. [L. aestuatio.] The act of estuating; commotion, as of a fluid; agitation. [1913 Webster]

The estuations of joys and fears. --W. Montagu. [1913 Webster] ||


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