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† lucˈtation Obs.
[ad. L. luctātiōn-em, n. of action f. luctāri to struggle.]
Struggling, wrestling; an instance of this.
1651Howell Venice 207 She [Venice] having clos'd in actuall luc[t]ation with that great Eastern Giant. 1660tr. Amyraldus' Treat. conc. Relig. i. vii. 121 The luctation and combate of reason against the corporeal appetites. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 255 At Noonday we overcame an high mountain after a troublesome Luctation.
b. transf. Agitation due to chemical reaction. Also, a struggling for breath.
1678Grew Luctation 6 Sometimes the Luctation begins presently upon mixture. 1693J. Clayton Acc. Virginia in Misc. Cur. (1708) III. 351 The Swelling and Luctation at his Breast, was as if he would burst. 1693Moulen in Phil. Trans. XVII. 625, I pour'd good Spirit of Salt on a parcel of this Sand, but could observe no Luctation thereby produc'd. |