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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. Shelton.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.

2. An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.

3. An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass.

4. A wince.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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