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 Definition: [v]  separate by avulsion
 
 See Also: separate

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*vulse"\, v. t. [L. avulsus, p. p. of avellere to tear
off; a (ab) + vellere to pluck.]
To pluck or pull off. --Shenstone.

 

 

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