n. Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; -- not applied ordinarily to acute diseases. “Little ailments.” Landsdowne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act or power of assailing; attack; assault. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
His most frequent assailment was the headache. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Profit; advantage. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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Bailment . . . is the saving or delivery of a man out of prison before he hath satisfied the law. Dalton. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ In a general sense it is sometimes used as comprehending all duties in respect to property. Story. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of bewailing. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act or result of curtailing or cutting off. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of going off, or the state of being off, the rails of a railroad. [ 1913 Webster ]
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Brutality as an hereditary entailment becomes an ever weakening force. R. L. Dugdale. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Prevalence; superior influence; efficacy. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of retailing. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hacket. [ 1913 Webster ]