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(Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity;
ability; skill. |
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Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or
contrivance; an agent. |
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Any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially,
an instrument or machine of war or torture. |
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A compound machine by which any physical power is applied
to produce a given physical effect. |
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To assault with an engine. |
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To equip with an engine; -- said especially of steam
vessels; as, vessels are often built by one firm and engined by
another. |
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(Pronounced, in this sense, /////.) To rack; to torture. |
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