† luctationn.
Obsolete.
a. Struggling, wrestling; an instance of this.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun]
hightOE
workOE
business1340
afforcinga1398
enforce1487
effort1490
contention1583
heave and shove1600
luctation1651
struggle1706
pingle1728
exertion1777
bother1823
brainstorming1839
beef1851
go-go-go1934
society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun]
i-winc888
wrestlingc890
fightc1000
flitec1000
teenOE
winOE
ungrithlOE
wara1200
cockingc1225
strife?c1225
strivingc1275
struta1300
barratc1300
thro1303
battlec1375
contentionc1384
tuggingc1440
militationa1460
sturtc1480
bargain1487
bargaining1489
distrifea1500
concertation1509
hold1523
conflict1531
ruffle1532
tangling1535
scamblingc1538
tuilyie1550
bustling1553
tilt1567
ruffling1570
wresting1570
certationc1572
pinglinga1578
reluctation1593
combating1594
yoking1594
bandying1599
tention1602
contrast1609
colluctation1611
contestationa1616
dimication1623
rixation1623
colluctance1625
decertation1635
conflicting1640
contrasto1645
dispute1647
luctation1651
contest1665
stickle1665
contra-colluctation1674
contrasting1688
struggle1706
yed1719
widdle1789
scrambling1792
cut and thrust1846
headbutting1869
push-and-pull1881
contending1882
thrust and parry1889
aggro1973
1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 207 She [Venice] having clos'd in actuall luc [t] ation with that great Eastern Giant.
1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. i. vii. 121 The luctation and combate of reason against the corporeal appetites.
1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 255 At Noonday we overcame an high mountain after a troublesome Luctation.
b. transferred. Agitation due to chemical reaction. Also, a struggling for breath.
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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions (general) > agitation due to
luctation1678
1678 N. Grew Exper. Luctation 6 Sometimes the Luctation begins presently upon mixture.
1693 A. Moulen in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 625 I pour'd good Spirit of Salt on a parcel of this Sand, but could observe no Luctation thereby produc'd.
1694 J. Clayton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 131 The Swelling and Luctation at his Breast, was as if he would burst.
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