- (v.i.) To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.
- (v.i.) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.
- (n.) An untimely birth.
- (n.) An aborted offspring.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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