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Abort
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. An untimely birth. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
2. An aborted offspring. [Obs.] Holland.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.
2. To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.