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surbate
▪ I. † surbate, n. Obs. Also 6–7 surbat. [f. surbate v.] Soreness of the feet or hoofs caused by walking; foot-soreness.1587 L. Mascall Govt. Cattle, Horses (1627) 118 By that meanes hee may saue his horse often-times from danger of surbat. 1645 ‘Martin-Marpriest’ Martin's Eccho 16 You remember how ...
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surfoot
† ˈsurfoot, a. Obs. rare. [Formed after surbate by substitution of foot in the second syllable, with reminiscence of sore-footed.] Footsore.1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies, Char. Corranto-coiner 25 His inventing genius, wearied and surfoote with raunging over so many unknowne regions. 1638 ― Barnabees Jr...
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surbater
† surbater Obs. rare. [f. surbate v.2 + -er1.] One who wearies another out by walking.1633 B. Jonson Tale Tub iv. iii, A lackey..or a foot-man, Who is the Surbater of a Clarke currant.
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surbating
† surbating, vbl. n. Obs. Forms: see surbate v.; also 6–7 erron. surbutting. [f. surbated: see -ing1.] The action of making the hoofs or feet sore by walking; foot-soreness. The definition in quot. 16072 is repeated in later works of reference.1576 Turberv. Venerie 15 That he [sc. a hound] is strong...
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imbost
▪ I. imbost obs. var. of embossed ppl. a.2, foaming at the mouth from exhaustion.▪ II. † imˈbost, n. Obs. [cf. prec. and next.] Foam (from the mouth of a beast).1677 N. Cox Gentl. Recreat. i. 78 Yet will that [Stream] with the help of the Wind, lodge part of the Steam and Imbost [printed Imbosh], th...
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founder
▪ I. † ˈfounder, n.1 Obs. [f. found v.1 + -er1.] One who tests: only in ale-founder = ale-conner.c 1500 Bk. of Brome (1886) 164 Enquere..of yower alle⁓founders, ȝef they hawe do yer office well and trwly.▪ II. founder, n.2 (ˈfaʊndə(r)) [f. found v.2 + -er1: cf. OF. fondeor, -eur.] 1. a. ‘One who rai...
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