v. t. [ L. absindere; ab + scindere to rend, cut. See Schism. ] To cut off. [ R. ] “Two syllables . . . abscinded from the rest.” Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
The marmot absconds all winter. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]
That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to abscond. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To hide; to conceal. [ Obs. ] Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding. [ R. ] Phillips. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who absconds. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
v. i.
The marmot absconds all winter. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]
That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to abscond. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To hide; to conceal. [ Obs. ] Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding. [ R. ] Phillips. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who absconds. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.