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REDOUBTING
Verb
redoubting
present participle of redoubt
Source: Wiktionary
Re*doubt"ing, n.
Definition: Reverence; honor. [Obs.] In redoutyng of Mars and of his glory. Chaucer.
REDOUBT
Re*doubt" (r*dout"), n. Etym: [F. redoute, fem., It. ridotto, LL. reductus, literally, a retreat, from L. reductus drawn back, retired, p. p. of reducere to lead or draw back; cf. F. réduit, also fr. LL. reductus. See Reduce, and cf. Reduct, R, Ridotto.] (Fort.) (a) A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and positions in hostile territory. (b) In permanent works, an outwork placed within another outwork. See F and i in Illust. of Ravelin. [Written also redout.]
Re*doubt", v. t. Etym: [F. redouter, formerly also spelt redoubter; fr. L. pref. re- re- + dubitare to doubt, in LL., to fear. See Doubt.]
Definition: To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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