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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
upcoil .
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Examples
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Her eyes narrowed, her mighty muscles drew themselves together like springs being upcoiled, she half crouched, and her head turned sharply to the left, listening.
Kings in Exile Charles George Douglas Roberts 1901
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Highhearted Faith! she scruples not to drink of the life-giving wine and water; she is not repelled by the upcoiled serpent.
The Seaboard Parish Volume 3 George MacDonald 1864
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Highhearted Faith! she scruples not to drink of the life-giving wine and water; she is not repelled by the upcoiled serpent.
The Seaboard Parish, Complete George MacDonald 1864
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