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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A callous with inflamed edges, on the back of a horse, under the saddle.

Adjective

1. 1
   Fixed; stationary; immovable. not-comparable

   "'Tis good, when you have crossed the sea and back, / To find the sitfast acres where you left them."

Example

More examples

"'Tis good, when you have crossed the sea and back, / To find the sitfast acres where you left them."

Etymology

From sit + fast.

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