Controul

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of control. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "[…] whole Herds or Flocks of other Women ſecurely, and ſcarce regarded, traverſe the Park, the Play, the Opera, and the Aſſembly; and though, for the moſt Part at leaſt, they are at laſt devoured, yet for a long Time do they wanton in Liberty, without Diſturbance or Controul."

Verb
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of control. alt-of, obsolete

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commanddominanceguidancemanipulatemasterrestraint

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"[…] whole Herds or Flocks of other Women ſecurely, and ſcarce regarded, traverſe the Park, the Play, the Opera, and the Aſſembly; and though, for the moſt Part at leaſt, they are at laſt devoured, yet for a long Time do they wanton in Liberty, without Diſturbance or Controul."

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