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- verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of
content
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Examples
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Thou, Jack, who, like a dog at his ease, contentest thyself to growl over a bone thrown out to thee, dost not know the joys of a chace, and in pursuing a winding game: these
Clarissa Harlowe 2006
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Truly he hath the head of the buck, while thou contentest thyself with The offals and all the less worthy parts!
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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Thou, Jack, who, like a dog at his ease, contentest thyself to growl over a bone thrown out to thee, dost not know the joys of a chace, and in pursuing
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 Samuel Richardson 1725
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If thou contentest thyself with a bare assent to articles of faith, and some speculations upon them, thus far the devils go.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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