Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A breaker or wave off the shore.
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Examples
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There are those, who regard love as of necessity a mere Impulse; a thing not subject in any wise to human control, but fitful, an outbreaker, a tyrant.
The Young Maiden 1847
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a rogue, a damnable thief, a negro thief, an outbreaker, a criminal in the sight of all honest men; ... the mother, too, of a pusillanimous son, who permitted me to curse and damn you in Sylvania!
A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences Laura S. Haviland
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a rogue, a damnable thief, a negro thief, an outbreaker, a criminal in the sight of all honest men; ... the mother, too, of a pusillanimous son, who permitted me to curse and damn you in Sylvania!
A Woman's Life-Work Haviland, Laura S 1881
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