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burstness
burstness (ˈbɜːstnɪs) Also 6 brastnes; and see burstenness. [f. burst ppl. a. + -ness.] The state of being burst; rupture; hernia.1552 Huloet, Brastnes, or rupture of a man. 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts 204 The Ointment..healeth burstness. Ibid. (1658) 64 The skin of the feet and nose of an Ox..helpe...
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burstenness
† ˈburstenness Obs. Also 5 brostynes, 6 burstiness, 7 bursunesse; see also burstness. [f. bursten ppl. a. + -ness.] Burst state or quality; spec. rupture, hernia.1483 Cath. Angl. 45 A Brostynes, hernia. 1528 Paynell Salerne Regim. X iij, Specially when the burstennes cometh by ventosite. 1615 Markha...
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incording
† inˈcording, vbl. n. Obs. [f. incord v. + -ing1 (cf. quot. 1607).] Rupture or hernia in a horse.1598 Florio, Incordatura, ..the incording or bursting of a horse. 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 307 This term, Incording, is borrowed of the Italian word Incordato, which in plain English is as much...
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