PARBREAK

Etymology

Verb

parbreak (third-person singular simple present parbreaks, present participle parbreaking, simple past and past participle parbreaked)

(obsolete) To vomit, spew out.

Noun

parbreak (plural parbreaks)

(archaic) Vomit; vomiting.

Source: Wiktionary


Par"break`, v. i. & t. Etym: [Par + break.]

Definition: To throw out; to vomit. [Obs.] Skelton.

Par"break`, n.

Definition: Vomit. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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