Obduct

//ɒbˈdʌkt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To draw over; to cover. obsolete

    "men are left-handed when ever it happeneth that the Heart and Liver are seated on the left for when the liver is on the right side, yet so obducted and covered with thick skins."

  2. 2
    To push over or on top of, such as one tectonic plate being pushed over another.

Example

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"men are left-handed when ever it happeneth that the Heart and Liver are seated on the left for when the liver is on the right side, yet so obducted and covered with thick skins."

Etymology

See obduce.

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