What is to busy; to keep at work; to ply. [Obs.] She was skillful in applying his "humors." Sir P. Sidney called?
apply — To busy; to keep at work; to ply. [Obs.] She was skillful in applying his "humors." Sir P. Sidney. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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