- Abstringe
- Abstringe Ab*stringe", v. t. [L ab + stringere, strictum, to press together.] To unbind. [Obs.] --Bailey. [1913 Webster]
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Abstringe
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abstringe — † abˈstringe, v. Obs. 0 [f. L. ab off + string ĕre to tie, on anal. of adstringĕre.] ‘To unbind or loosen.’ Bailey 1731, whence in J … Useful english dictionary
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