(Far.) A rheumatic affection of the muscles of the breast and fore legs of a horse, affecting motion and respiration. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
He was a most confounded tory. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Extremely; odiously; detestably. [ Colloq. ] “Confoundedly sick.” Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being confounded. [ 1913 Webster ]
Their witty descant of my confoundedness. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who confounds. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.
adj. same as dumbfounded.
v. t. To dumfound; to confound.
adj. based; -- often used as combining terms;
n. [ Cf. OF. fondeor, F. fondateur, L. fundator. ] One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Found to cast. ] One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster;
Fonder's dust.
Founder's sand,
v. i.
For which his horse fearé gan to turn,
And leep aside, and foundrede as he leep. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Far.)
a. Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up;
n. (Mining) The first shaft sunk. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n. One who refounds. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. un- not + confounded. ] Not confounded. Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.