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PEND
Etymology 1
Verb
pend (third-person singular simple present pends, present participle pending, simple past and past participle pended)
(obsolete) To hang down. [15th-19th c.]
(obsolete, Scotland) To arch over (something); to vault. [15th-18th c.]
To hang; to depend.
Noun
pend (plural pends)
(Scotland) An archway; especially, a vaulted passageway leading through a tenement-style building from the main street, giving access to the rear of the building or an internal courtyard. [from 15th c.]
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Etymology 2
Verb
pend (third-person singular simple present pends, present participle pending, simple past and past participle pended)
(obsolete, transitive) To pen; to confine.
Etymology 3
Verb
pend (third-person singular simple present pends, present participle pending, simple past and past participle pended)
(transitive) To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something). [from 20th c.]
Etymology 4
Noun
pend (uncountable)
(India) oil cake
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Pend, n.
Definition: Oil cake; penock. [India]
Pend, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pended; p. pr. & vb. n. Pending.] Etym: [L. pendere.]
1. To hang; to depend. [R.] Pending upon certain powerful motions. I. Taylor.
2. To be undecided, or in process of adjustment.
Pend, v. t. Etym: [Cf. pen to shut in, or AS. pyndan, E. pound an inclosure.]
Definition: To pen; to confine. [R.] ended within the limits . . . of Greece. Udall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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