Afterburden

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of afterburthen. alt-of, alternative

    "The child neither cried nor seemed to breathe, but he could be given no succour until the womb was freed of its afterburden; and all efforts were centred upon this."

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"The child neither cried nor seemed to breathe, but he could be given no succour until the womb was freed of its afterburden; and all efforts were centred upon this."

Etymology

From after- + burden.

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