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1.
gī̆rden
v.(2)
94 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To strike (sb.);
girden at
, aim a blow at (sb.);
girden on
, rain (blows) on (sb.); (b)
girden abak
, to drive (sb.) back with blows, repel;
girden al to poudre
, beat (sb.) to dust;
girden doun
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