Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To spring up; germinate.
- To spring forward or outward.
- n. A leap; a spring; a convulsive struggle.
- n. A steep ascent in a road.
- n. Anything short and not easily bent, as a stiff curl.
- Active; vigorous; strong; lively; brisk.
Wiktionary
- v. obsolete To spring up; to germinate.
- n. obsolete any short, stiff object.
- adj. obsolete Active; lively; vigorous.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. obsolete To spring up; to germinate; to spring forward or outward.
- n. obsolete Anything short and stiff.
- n. Obs. or Prov. Eng. A leap; a spring.
- n. Prov. Eng. A steep ascent in a road.
- adj. obsolete Active; lively; vigorous.
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List of adjectives such as everduring that do not frequent common speech and writing. A continuation of my list Adjectival Arcana, which had grown to over 7700 words and had become far too cumbersome.
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ruzuzu Hell's bells! Dec 24, 2012
bilby Hail bales? It's raining straw, hallelujah! Dec 24, 2012
willicuss Another antiquated meaning unlikely to be on the internet and only in a few old dictionaries is to 'chase girls around among the hail bales after dark'. Dec 24, 2012
bujinin another fun reproductive activity rendered obsolete by industrial agriculture. i guess the modern equivalent is internet dating? now that's a needle in the haystack operation Jul 19, 2012