PROVINED

Verb

provined

simple past tense and past participle of provine

Source: Wiktionary


PROVINE

Pro*vine", v. i. Etym: [F. provingner, fr. provin a set, layer of a plant, OF. provain, from L. propago, -aginis, akin to propagare to propagate. See Propagate, Prune, v. t.]

Definition: To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation. [Obs.] Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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