/ · 1736 Universal Etymological English Dictionary · a · Absoˊrb [with Gardeners, &c.]
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Absoˊrb [with Gardeners, &c.]
To Absoˊrb [with Gardeners, &c.] is a Term applied to those greedy Branches, that growing on Fruit-Trees, do drink
up and rob the other Branches of the nutritious Juice, that they stand in need of
for their Nourishment and Augmentation.
Definition taken from
The Universal Etymological English Dictionary,
edited by Nathan Bailey (1736)
Abeˊston *
Absorb