What does "retrieve" mean?
Retrieve: To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or damadge. Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall. Prior. There is much to be done . . . and much to be retrieved. Burke.
Additional senses
- 2.To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve. Walsh.
- 3.A seeking again; a discovery. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
- 4.The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term. [Obs.] Nares.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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