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OBTRUNCATION
Ob`trun*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. obtruncatio.]
Definition: The act of lopping or cutting off. [R.] Cockeram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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