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1.
ridelen
v.(1)
5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To sift (grain); also,
fig.
test (sb.); -- also without obj.; spread (ashes) by means of sifting; -- used without obj.;
ridelen oute of
, separate (sb.) from (God's chosen).
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