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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An embrace. no-plural, obsolete

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of beclip form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

cwtchembrace

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English *beclipping, *biclupping, from Old English beclypping (“embrace”), equivalent to beclip + -ing.

Etymology 2

From beclip.

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