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When he picked himself up he hobbled and Weary cursed him unpityingly When, limping painfully, Glory came up with the object, the heart of Weary rose up and stuck in his throat; for the object was a pinto horse and above it bulked the squat figure of an irate old man Hello, Dock," greeted Weary.

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  1. noun Something perceptible by one or more of the senses, especially by vision or touch; a material thing.
  2. noun A focus of attention, feeling, thought, or action: an object of contempt.
  3. noun The purpose, aim, or goal of a specific action or effort: the object of the game.
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin obiectum, thing put before the mind, from neuter past participle of Latin obicere, to put before, hinder : ob-, before, toward; see ob- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots. V., from Middle English obiecten, from Old French objecter, from Latin obiectāre, frequentative of obicere.

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  1. from Middle English objecten, from Old French objecter, F objecter = Spanish objetar = Portuguese objectar = Italian obbiettare, objettare, from Latin objectare, throw before or against, set against, oppose, throw up, reproach with, accuse of, freq. of objicere, obicere, throw before or against, hold out before, present, offer, set against, oppose, throw up, reproach with, etc., from ob, before, against, + jacere, throw: see jet. Cf. abject, conject, deject, eject, inject, project, reject, etc.
  2. from Latin objectus, past participle of objicere, obicere, object: see object, v.
  3. = French objet = Spanish objeto = Portuguese objecto = Italian obbietto, objetto, oggetto = D. G. Danish Swedish objekt, from (a) L. objectum, a charge, accusation, Middle Latin an object, neuter of objectus, past participle; (b) L. objectus. a casting before, also that which presents itself to the sight, an object; from Latin objectus, past participle of objicere, obicere, throw before, cast before, present: see object, v.
 

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