What is to produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden called?
bear — To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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