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verb
To remove the surplus fat from a horse or (in falconry) a bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
To sew or stitch up in a covering
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English seam English enseam From en- + seam.
