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† reˈpugnatory, a. Obs. rare. [ad. F. repugnatoire: see prec.] Defensive.
1737Ozell Rabelais iii. Prol. III. p. vii, Others made ready Bows..and others Warlike Engines, repugnatory and destructive. Ibid. 211 note, He calls 'em Repugnatory Weapons, not Expugnatory as our Translator [sc. Urquhart] inadvertently turns it. |