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Definition of Abraids
1. abraid [v] - See also: abraid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abraids
Literary usage of Abraids
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Indian Myths, Or, Legends, Traditions, and Symbols of the Aborigines of by Ellen Russell Emerson (1884)
"A serpent-god coils his back against the ice, and with his scales abraids 1 Tho
Indians affirm that the ..."
2. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1887)
"But the sky itself is ice, as it bears the color of ice, which the serpent abraids
with his scales and causes the ice dust to fall upon the earth. ..."
3. Technical Mechanics, Statics and Dynamics by Edward Rose Maurer (1917)
"Continual rubbing of dry surfaces abraids them and decreases the coefficient of
friction. This effect is clearly shown in the following table, ..."
4. A Practical Treatise on the Medical, Surgical and Hygienic Treatment of by Thomas Frazier Rumbold (1888)
"... and retraction (in the endeavor to place the end of the instrument within the
mouth of the tube) abraids and in some instances, penetrates the membrane; ..."
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