OBTRUNCATES

Verb

obtruncates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obtruncate

Source: Wiktionary


OBTRUNCATE

Ob*trun"cate, v. t. Etym: [L. obtruncatus, p.p. of obtruncare.]

Definition: To deprive of a limb; to lop. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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