ENGORING

Verb

engoring

present participle of engore

Source: Wiktionary


ENGORE

En*gore", v. t.

1. To gore; to pierce; to lacerate. [Obs.] Deadly engored of a great wild boar. Spenser.

2. To make bloody. [Obs.] Chapman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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