ABSCIND
Etymology
Verb
abscind (third-person singular simple present abscinds, present participle abscinding, simple past and past participle abscinded)
(transitive, archaic) To cut off. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*scind", v. t. Etym: [L. absindere; ab + scindere to rend, cut. See Schism.]
Definition: To cut off. [R.] "Two syllables . . . abscinded from the rest." Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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