Tobruise
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To bruise up, completely beat or batter; crush; to make numb. archaic
"Then he brought the monk all tobruised in a sack to S. Benedict, and anon S. Benedict made upon him the sign of the cross, and blessed him and raised him to life, and sent him to the work again."
Example
More examples"Then he brought the monk all tobruised in a sack to S. Benedict, and anon S. Benedict made upon him the sign of the cross, and blessed him and raised him to life, and sent him to the work again."
Etymology
From Middle English tobrusen, tobrisen, from Old English tōbrȳsan (“to bruise, crush, shatter”), equivalent to to- + bruise.
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