Smites

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of smite form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of smite form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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affectafflictafflictagonizeassassinateassault

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"He stops, and from Achates hastes to seize / his chance-brought arms, the arrows and the bow, / the branching antlers smites, and lays the leader low. / Next fall the herd; and through the leafy glade / in mingled rout he drives the scattered train, / plying his shafts."

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