† enfounderv.
Obsolete. rare.
a. transitive. To drive in, batter in.
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the world > movement > impact > striking > beating or repeated striking > beat [verb (transitive)] > beat in or out
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1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 33 At the thirde stroke he enfondrid..his helme.
b. intransitive. Of a horse: To stumble, drop down.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [verb (intransitive)] > stumble
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a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) xxix. sig. Evi His hors enfoundred vnder hym.
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