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embarred |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Embar \Em*bar"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embarred}; p. pr & vb n. {Embanking}.] [Pref. em- + bar: cf F. embarrer. Cf {Embargo}.] 1. To bar or shut in to inclose securely, as with bars. Where fast embarred in mighty brazen wall. --Spenser. 2. To stop; to hinder by prohibition; to block up He embarred all further trade --Bacon.
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