Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to an asp; snaky: as, “aspine venom,” Quarles.
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Examples
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Much can they praise the trees so straight and hy, The sayling pine; the cedar stout and tall; The vine-propp elm; the poplar never dry; The builder oake, sole king of forrests all; The aspine good for staves; the cypresse funerall;
Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 03 (historical) 1874
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The aspine, good for staves; the cypresse funerall;
Gala-days Gail Hamilton 1864
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The aspine good for staves; the cypresse funerall;
The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841
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What, you want a POTUS that is articulate & has aspine?
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What, you want a POTUS that is articulate & has aspine?
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1895 OW 1886 OW Fully fifty-four of my discoveries have to do with land animals: alcine elk, moose W dasyurine dasyure antelopine antelope W (1839-47) OW aspine asp 1644 O didelphine opossum bisontine bison 1885 - 1847 OW
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