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† ˈmorsure Obs.
[a. F. morsure (Hatz.-Darm. 13th c.), ad. L. morsūra, f. mors-, mordēre to bite.]
The action or an act of biting; a bite.
a1400–50Alexander 4088 Þan wald his pepill & his princes haue past ouir þe bourne, And miȝt noȝt for þe morsure & mayning of bestis. 1614D. T. Dove & Serp. Ded., Whereby to free those which behold it from the morsures of such vipers. 1730Hist. Litt. I. 31 He opened a Salamander's Mouth, and endeavoured to make it bite..a Chicken... At last he..succeeded in forcing it to make several morsures. 1819H. Busk Tea 183 Shall I..The morsure of their fang escape alone? |