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1. abaction, n. View full entry 1623
...The action of driving something away; spec. the action of stealing livestock, esp. cattle, by driving them away....
2. abaptiston, n. View full entry 1688
...Any of various types of trepan designed to prevent sudden penetration into the brain; (also) the crown of a trepan (see crown15)....
3. † abarstic, adj. View full entry 1623
...Insatiable....
4. abas, n. View full entry 1677
...A measure of weight for pearls, formerly used in Persia (now Iran) and typically equal to seven-eighths of a carat....
5. Abassian, adj. and n. View full entry 1601
...= Abyssinian2....
6. † abastardized, adj. View full entry 1653
...Degenerate, corrupt; bastardized. Cf. abastardize...
7. † abater, n.2 View full entry 1653
...An abating, an abatement....
8. † abbreviarist, n. View full entry 1679
...A person who makes an abridgement or compendium; = abbreviator1. Cf. breviarist...
9. † abdite, adj. View full entry 1635
...Recondite; abstruse....
10. abdominal, adj. and n. View full entry 1650
...Anat. and Zool. Of or relating to the abdomen (abdomen1); located on or in the abdomen....
11. abducens, n. View full entry 1615
...An abductor muscle; spec. the lateral rectus muscle of the eye. Also abducens muscle. Now rare....
12. abducent, adj. and n. View full entry 1649
...Anat. and Zool. Designating an abductor muscle; of or relating to abduction. Contrasted with adducent1. Now rare....
13. abduction, n. View full entry 1623
...The action of leading or drawing something away; an instance of this. Obs....
14. abecedarian, n. and adj. View full entry 1603
...A person who is learning the alphabet or who is engaged in elementary education; spec. (U.S.) a member of the youngest group of children in a school (now...
15. Abelian, n. View full entry ?1609
...= Abelite...
16. † abequitate, v. View full entry 1623
...intr. To ride away....
17. † abgregate, v. View full entry 1623
...trans. To lead away....
18. abidable, adj. View full entry 1611
...Capable of being borne or endured....
19. † abigate, v. View full entry 1657
...trans. To drive away....
20. abilitate, v. View full entry a1628
...trans. To enable; to endow with ability or capacity; to make fit; = habilitate1. Cf. able...
