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Definition of Abature
1. n. Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
Definition of Abature
1. Noun. (obsolete) Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abature
1. trail of a stag through undergrowth [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abature
Literary usage of Abature
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shetland Pony Stud-book by Shetland Pony Stud-book Society (1903)
"abature. (254) Foaled August, 1898. Dark blue, 36 inches. Bred by and property
of Anderson Manson, Maryfield, Bressay, Lerwick. Sire, Snowdrop (138); dam, ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Languageby Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"Any thing diminished. ABB, (ab) n. ». The yam on a weaver's warp.
abature, (ab'-a-ture)ns Sprigs of grass thrown down by a stag in his passing by. ..."
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