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torpefy
torpefy, v. (ˈtɔːpɪfaɪ) (erron. torpify.) [ad. L. torpefacĕre, f. torpē-re to be numb + facĕre to make.] trans. To render torpid, benumb, deaden, paralyse. Also fig. Hence ˈtorpefying ppl. a.1808 Nat. Hist. in Ann. Reg. 117/2 The common eel, when equally frozen and torpefied, is capable of being con...
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torpedo
▪ I. torpedo, n. (tɔːˈpiːdəʊ) Also 6 -ido. Pl. -oes. [a. L. torpēdo stiffness, numbness, also the cramp-fish or electric ray, f. torpēre to be stiff or numb; = Sp., Pg. torpedo, It. torpedine. Cf. F. torpille, It. torpiglia from the same verb.] 1. a. A flat fish of the genus Torpedo or family Torped...
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